Cops Search for Sexual Assault Suspect

Chicago Police are searching for a man who they said approached a woman early Friday morning on the city's North Side to rob and sexually assault her.

Authorities sent a community alert shortly after 1 p.m. Monday regarding the attack, which occurred in the 5600 block of North Kenmore Avenue, near where Kenmore intersects West Bryn Mawr Avenue.

They said the man approached the woman around 5:40 a.m. in an alleyway in that area of Edgewater, "struck her numerous times in the head" before robbing her and trying to sexually assault her.

The offender is described as a black man between the ages of 18 and 25 years old.

He stands at around 6 feet tall and weighs about 175 pounds, according to the alert. He was last seen wearing a white jacket with a red stripe on each shoulder.

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Police are reminding residents to be careful in their communities.

What You Can Do:

• Avoid walking alone and stay in well lit areas. 
• Tell your neighbors in the area about this crime. 
• Call 911 to report any suspicious people, vehicles or activity in your community.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Area North Detective Bureau at 312-744-8261.