( CNN ) -- Detroit police have arrested a man suspected to be the rapist who `` terrorized '' women on the city 's Northeast side , the police chief said Monday . Raynard Coleman , 31 , was taken into custody without incident last Wednesday , after DNA evidence tied him to six of seven assaults that have taken place in the city since January 1 , Chief Ralph Godbee said . Police believe the suspect targeted the females , ages 17 to 33 , as they waited at or were walking near bus stops . The victims were taken to nearby vacant buildings and assaulted , according to the chief . Detroit police set up a 24-hour operational command post , which was manned by a specialized joint task force , to receive tips about the attacks , Godbee said . Tips also came in on Facebook , he said . The police chief credited teamwork from people in the community and the combined efforts of local , state and federal law enforcement agencies for helping in the search for the rapist . `` Every person in this department , community , outside of the community , they were extremely engaged in this process , '' the chief said . `` There is no person in the Detroit metro area that this did n't touch . '' Godbee also recognized the victims for coming forth to report the crimes . Without their descriptions , he said , police would not have been able to release a composite sketch to the public . The charges against Coleman , who has no history of sexual crimes , include kidnapping , aggravated assault , criminal sexual conduct , armed robbery and felony with a firearm , according to Jerry Dorsey IV , with the Wayne County prosecutor 's office . If convicted , Coleman could be sentenced to life in prison , Dorsey said .
Ralph Godbee , last Wednesday , is accused in six assaults in Wayne County , the police chief says . Coleman targeted females waiting at or walking near bus stops , Chief Raynard Coleman says . Charges against Raynard Coleman include kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct , official says .