Warning: Serial Rapist in our area

I don't know how many of you are reading this site, but whoever you are I would be grateful if you could spread the word about a disturbing report of a serial rapist operating in our area that has appeared on the BBC website (link above).
A friend of ours contacted the local police recently as she had heard rumours of this but was told there was no truth to the rumours. Thank you Southgate Police.
There have been six attacks to date, all late at night - the earliest being 22:15 and the latest being 04:10 - and spread amongst Waterfall road, Chase Road, Ridgeway and Bourne Hill/Winchmore hill. This is a section of the report:
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The first victim was raped in January last year and there have been five more sexual assaults over a year.
The man is described as foreign, about 5ft 9in tall, of muscular build. Police say he spoke in mock patois, as satirised by the comedian Ali G. Police do not know if this is his normal mode of speech and say another victim described him as black.

Officers also believe he has good local knowledge. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "We are issuing warnings to lone women in the immediate vicinity of the attacks to take appropriate personal safety precautions."

Anyone with information about these attacks should call the Specialist Crime Directorate at Hendon on 020 8358 0100 To give information anonymously call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111
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For now I suggest that if any female needs to walk in the area late at night, they ensure they are not alone and ideally make arrangements for a taxi or get picked up by a friend/partner/husband.

EDIT: A piece has now appeared in the Evening Standard: