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UAPD: Suspect arrested in connection with campus stalking incident

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UPDATE: A man has been arrested on suspicion of stalking a woman near the University of Arizona campus.

Henry Yanez III was also arrested on suspicion of groping a woman on Sunday, August 11.

At around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, UAPD received a report of a man who had groped a woman's buttocks near North Park Avenue and East University Boulevard.

The woman said the man identified himself as "Henry" and was seen driving a white Nissan Altima, according to a news release from UAPD.

UAPD contacted Yanez at his off-campus residence where he was identified as the suspect and arrested.

Yanez was also issued an exclusionary order banning him from all university property, the news release said.

A UAPD spokesperson confirmed that officers previously arrested Yanez in 2015 on suspicion of attempting to lure women into his car near the UA.

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University of Arizona Police are looking for a suspect accused of stalking a woman near campus over the weekend.

According to UAPD, the woman was walking near North Euclid Avenue and East First Street at 3 p.m. on Saturday, when a man in a white Nissan Altima drove up to her.

He offered her a ride several times and she declined, after which the woman walked to Main Gate Square at North Tyndall Avenue and East University Boulevard.

While on East University, the woman told UAPD that she believed she saw the suspect's car parked across the street while entering a business. The car was gone by the time she left the business.

The suspect is described as possibly in his 40s, about 6 feet tall, heavy build with short, dark-colored hair. The Altima's license plate is KHA-9SG.