Calgary police say they have made an arrest with the man they believe responsible for an attack on a woman at a gas station on Sunday.
The crime occurred on Sunday night in the community of Pineridge.
A woman pulled into the gas station parking lot near the intersection of 68 St. and 22 Ave. N.E. just before 11 p.m.
She was in her car texting on her phone when a man opened the passenger door and got in.
The attacker sexually assaulted and robbed her before fleeing the scene.
Police say they have arrested 22-year-old Alim Mehboob Manji, of Calgary.
They say that he is facing a charge of sexual assault and multiple charges in connection with a string of other robberies.
Detectives believe Manji is responsible for:
- Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012: victim was at home in the 3200 block of 60 Street N.E., when a man knocked on the door and asked to come in, as it was raining outside. He later obtains a ride with the victim and robs her at knifepoint.
- Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012: victim arrives home in her vehicle in the 100 block of Pinehill Road N.E., when she is approached by a man in front of her house. The man asks for money, claiming his mother is sick and in the hospital. The offender pulls out a knife and demands money, and then takes the victim’s phone.
- Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012: an 85-year-old woman arrives home and enters her detached garage in the 4700 block of Rundlehorn Drive N.E. A man follows her inside and asks for money claiming his mother is in the hospital. Man takes her purse and runs down the back alley.
- Friday, Aug. 24, 2012: victim arrives home in the 5600 block of Templehill Road N.E., in her vehicle and was approached by the offender who takes her purse. The same offender was seen a short time earlier going door-to-door asking for money claiming his mother was in the hospital.
- Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012: victim was parked outside a business at 2315 68 St. N.E., when a man entered the passenger side of her vehicle and robbed her of cash, jewelry and a phone. The man then inappropriately touched the woman, who screamed and scared off the offender.
Manji is expected in court on September 6.
