Franklin Police On Alert After Two Assaults

FRANKLIN, TN — Two assaults on two women in a two week period have put Franklin Police on alert.

On April 10, a woman walking her dog in the condo complex in the 1100 block of Down Boulevard sensed a man approaching her. She ran back to her condo with the man chasing. She told police the man repeatedly rang the doorbell after she locked herself inside.

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The second incident happened around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday at an apartment complex on Toll House Circle.

The woman told officers a stranger assaulted her while she in the breezeway outside of her apartment. She fought back and escaped.

Driving-wise, the locations of the two incidents are more than two miles apart, but as the crow flies, it's about half that distance, as Downs and Toll House are separated by a large wooded area and Vulcan Material's quarry.

Both women say the suspect is a man in his 30s with a slender build. The victim on Toll House said her attacked had a "strong, musty odor."

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