Iowa City police are investigating two separate assault cases from Oct. 16.

According to reports, the first victim was a woman who witnesses saw lying in the street at the intersection of College Street and Gilbert Street. When officers arrived, the woman was gone and was later found on the 100 block of S. Linn Street.

According to reports, the woman was in a small group when she walked past a group of three to four people. One of the men, without provocation, punched the woman in the face. The man broke one of her teeth, and an ambulance was called to the scene but she refused treatment.

The second case occurred on the corner of Dodge Street and Burlington Street. According to police records, a man was reported down and unconscious. Witnesses said two men were walking together when they were approached by an unknown man and were both struck. One man left the scene before the officers arrived, and the other man was taken to the UI Hospitals and Clinics, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The other man was contacted by police, but he refused to be involved in the investigation.

— by Marleen Linares