RAPES REPORTED ON BART:
• Feb. 12, Rockridge station: Officers intervened in an argument between a man and a woman in the station’s parking lot after a passenger called police. Police found the man and woman involved in sexual activity in the parking lot, and after speaking with the woman, determined she had not consented to sex. Officers arrested 47-year-old Thomas Johnson of Oakland on suspicion of rape.
• March 2, San Leandro station: A man reported he was sexually assaulted in the station’s parking lot by a Lyft driver. Rojas said the passenger and suspect, later identified as a 39-yearold Oakland resident, had been in a prior consensual relationship, but at the time of the incident, no consent was given. Police arrested the suspect, but the case was later dismissed, Rojas said, because the victim stopped cooperating. • March 9, San Bruno station: A woman told police a man followed her into a restroom at the station and told her she was going to have sex with her and then grabbed her breast. She was able to get away from the assailant, who was later arrested and identified as 42-year-old San Francisco resident Timothy Cobb. • March 15, MacArthur station: The suspect, who was ultimately arrested and identified as 31-yearold Oakland resident Eric Starghill, led his victim into a stairwell at the station and forced the person to perform a sex act. Rojas said he didn’t have information on whether the victim was a man or woman.
• April 3, Richmond station: A man told police he met another man at the station under the impression that he was modeling for an underwear ad. The suspect, later arrested and identified as 30-year-old Richmond resident Jordan Davis, performed oral sex on the victim, Rojas said.
• April 25, Warm Springs: A man and another person engaged in conversation while on the train. During that conversation, the man began masturbating under his clothing and allegedly sexually assaulted the victim. The victim declined to cooperate, Rojas said, and the investigation was suspended. He said he didn’t have information on whether the victim was a man or woman.
• May 24, North Berkeley: A man on a train sat next to a woman, who is autistic, and exposed himself to her before placing her hand on his genitals, Rojas said. Police have not yet identified him.