Description of Birch Grove Park attacker is released
Northfield police have released a sketch of the suspect who attacked a jogger at Birch Grove Park on May 7.
The woman was able to push the man away as he tried to grab her collar, according to the report.
A video also shows the man walking past a business.
He is described as a white or Hispanic male about 5-foot-11 and 25 to 35 years old. He has a thin build, round face, dark hair and a slight mustache. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and gray sweatpants.
The description matches that of a man who assaulted a woman at the park in 2017.
In that case, a 26-year-old woman told police she was walking the trails at about 1:40 p.m. Dec. 19, 2017, when she passed a man, who then started following her.
He caught up to her and grabbed her from behind in a bear hug, then reached around and grabbed her crotch, according to the report.
The woman used her keys to scratch his face.
The man then pushed the woman to the ground and ran, leaving behind a blue bandana.
The suspect was described as an about 20-year-old 5-foot-10, clean-shaven white male.
No arrest was made in that case.
