It was Fremont police who stopped the assault. Petersen called the case the department’s “highest priority” and said detectives were trying to ascertain if there were other victims, as well as ensure that all victims receive support services.Ĭorrection: A previous headline for this story incorrectly identified the police department involved. Lomax allegedly walked up behind a woman, 75, and grabbed her arm while she was shopping at the Safeway at the Hub in Fremont, Alameda County at around 6:01 p.m. “As a police chief and as a woman, I am completely horrified by this crime,” police Chief Kimberly Petersen said. Alexander Lomax, 28, of Hayward, Alameda County, California, United States has been arrested by the Fremont Police Department.He was booked at the Alameda County Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, Alameda County. 28-year-old Alexander Lomax is Facing Additional Charges After a Third Case. The victim positively identified Lomax as the man who assaulted her, the police statement said.ĭuring their investigation, detectives connected Lomax to a May 5 incident in which a 75-year-old woman shopping at a grocery store was grabbed from behind and pressed up against by a man she later identified as Lomax. The Fremont Police Department confirmed officers arrested a man accused of. The woman bit her attacker on the arm, and the attacker fled when a witness interrupted the assault, police said. In that attack, police said the victim was walking around Auto Mall Parkway when she was punched in the back of the head and pushed to the ground. The attack occurred less that two hours after a 57-year-old woman was sexually assaulted a mile away. Additional charges may be considered as the investigation continues. The victim was taken to a hospital with multiple broke bones and facial injuries. The suspect, Alexander Lomax a 28-year-old homeless male out of Hayward has been taken into custody on multiple charges of sexual assault, elder abuse, and battery. 16-Year-Old Girl Fatally Shot by Fremont Police Was Pregnant, Authorities Say