Police issue alert after woman assaulted in Uptown
Posted by loyolastudentdispatch on September 26, 2011
Chicago police are searching for a man who beat and tried to sexually assault a woman in Uptown.
Here is the story from the Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Police issued a community alert after a 22-year-old woman was assaulted early this morning in the Uptown neighborhood, officials said.
The incident happened on the 1500 block of West Carmen Avenue at 4:35 a.m., police said.
A man grabbed the woman and battered her and then attempted to sexually assault her, police said.
The man is described as white Hispanic, in his 30s, 5-feet-5 inches to 5-feet-8 inches, between 165 and 185 pounds with brown eyes, black hair and a light beard and mustache, police said.
He was last seen wearing a dark colored baseball hat, worn backwards with dark blue jeans, dark blue gym shoes and a white “sports team” type jacket and a tan colored messenger style bag with one shoulder strap, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (312)744-8261.
