Belmont Area 3 detectives issued a community alert on Nov. 3 seeking information about an attempted criminal sexual assault that occurred in the 19th Police District.
At 3:15 a.m. Nov. 1, a woman was walking on the 2300 block of West Addison when a man grabbed her from behind and dragged her to a gangway. He then attempted to assault her. The victim screamed and fought the man with a camera she was carrying. The man fled when a friend came to the victim’s aid.
The offender is described as a black male, 27-30 years old, six feet one inch tall and weighing 180 pounds. He has short black hair, brown eyes, dark complexion and a goatee. The offender was wearing a Halloween costume described as a black and orange, zebra striped coat over all black clothing. He may have a cut on the corner of his left eye and temple that he sustained during the attack.
If you have any information about this incident, call the Area 3 detectives at 312-744-8261 and refer to HR-619770.
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I really hate the wording here – a man who grabs a woman and tries to sexually assault her is not a “Trickster” just because it’s Halloween and he’s wearing a costume. “Trickster” sounds so lighthearted. Good for her for beating him with her camera and getting away though!
I am happy she got a way and too bad the low-life also did. I don`t know about others but with all the crime around the North side me and my wife carry a nice clip-on knife and a large can of mace spray. We are going to protect ourself any way we can when we walk the streets.