Man assaults woman near tom watkins park, Springfield MO

Assault

Reported: 11/15/2025 06:34 PM

Tom Watkins Park, W Kearney St, Springfield, MO 65803

A man with long dark hair and tattoos assaulted a woman near Tom Watkins Park and the Dollar General store. Police were dispatched to search the area.

Audio|Source: Springfield Police and Fire, Greene County Sheriff and Fire

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A bystander reported seeing a man assaulting a woman near Tom Watkins Park and the Dollar General.

00:10

He described them as Caucasian.

00:15

Male had long, dark hair, and tattoos.

00:18

Female was carrying belongings, if you could have someone searched area.

00:22

Tom Watkins Park.

00:24

(number withheld).

00:25

I also added comments to my call if you could have officer searched at that address.

00:30

Okay, (number withheld).

00:36

Attention,

00:37

Bullard.

00:39

(number withheld).

00:45

Good.

00:50

Good check from (number withheld), South Hunt Road at McDonald's, White Infinity SUV license.

00:58

Lincoln, William David, (number withheld) out of Texas, swerving, unable to maintain lanes and varying speed.

01:05

(number withheld).

01:08

Now you pulled into the log, or drive-through, the log point.

01:12

(number withheld).

01:13

(number withheld), clear.

01:16

(number withheld) agency says request from BMS, 3150 East University, apartment B-Boy,

01:23

Crescent 4, Boy,

01:26

patients having chest pains, but they admitted they had snorted fentanyl for BMS-a-listaging.

01:34

(number withheld), I'm clear.

01:37

(number withheld), I'm clear. (number withheld), I'm clear.

01:41

(number withheld).

01:44

(number withheld), Channel 2.

01:51

(number withheld).

01:56

Salt near Watkins Park Viglion, 2301, North Elizabeth.

02:00

Fast word to call out to (number withheld), the white male, long, dark hair with tattoos assaulted a female near the Dollar General in the park.

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Tom Watkins Park, W Kearney St, Springfield, MO 65803

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