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CPD Issues Alert After Logan Square Blue Line Sexual Assault

Area Five detectives are seeking tips in the Tuesday evening attack near North Kedzie Avenue.

Overview

  • Police say a man followed the 24-year-old after she exited the Logan Square Blue Line stop and assaulted her on the 2900 block of North Kedzie around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday.
  • The assailant approached from behind, knocked her to the ground and fled on foot, last seen heading south on Kedzie toward Logan Boulevard.
  • Chicago police described him as a Black man, 20 to 30 years old, about 6 feet tall and 170 pounds, in a black hooded jacket, dark pants and black gym shoes.
  • He wore mismatched gloves — a black glove on his left hand and a purple glove on his right — during the attack, according to the alert.
  • Area Five detectives ask anyone with information to call 312-746-6554 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com, referencing case JK-122408; no arrest has been announced.