Man Arrested on Suspicion of Robbing, Sexually Assaulting Woman He Followed off a Bus in Alameda

Bay City News Service -  Alameda police on Wednesday arrested a man suspected of robbing and sexually assaulting a woman last week after following her off an AC Transit bus, a police lieutenant said Thursday.

The woman was attacked at gunpoint last Friday at about 12:45 p.m. in the stairwell of her apartment building in the 500 block of Buena Vista Avenue, Lt. Sean Lynch said.

Alameda police identified a possible suspect within 24 hours of the assault and broadcast his name and description to several nearby law enforcement agencies, Lynch said.

On Wednesday afternoon, Oakland police found and detained the man.

Police are not releasing additional information about the attack, including the man's identity or what was stolen, because of the "ongoing nature of the investigation," Lynch said.

"We're confident we have the individual that was involved in the incident," he said.