Police: Woman touched inappropriately, followed off Blue Line train

SHARE Police: Woman touched inappropriately, followed off Blue Line train
SEX_15_Jun_15_Blueline_Lasalle_999x404.jpg

Police released surveillance photos of a man accused of assaulting a woman on a Blue Line train last week. | Chicago Police Department

Police released surveillance footage Friday of a man who allegedly assaulted a woman on a Blue Line train last week.

The 22-year-old woman told police the incident happened about 6:15 p.m. on June 15, according to a community alert.

The woman said she was seated on a Forest Park-bound Blue Line train running through downtown when a man next to her began touching her inappropriately, the alert said.

The woman moved away and got off the train when it reached the next stop at LaSalle Street, police said. The man, described as 45 to 55 years old, followed her out and up an escalator before running back down to the platform and boarding another Forest Park-bound train, the alert said.

The suspect is described as a bald, 5-foot-8 to 5-foot 9 white man of a slender build and light complexion, the alert said.

Any one with information is asked to call Area Central detedctives at (312) 747-8380.

The Latest
The man was found unresponsive in an alley in the 10700 block of South Lowe Avenue, police said.
The man suffered head trauma and was pronounced dead at University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.
Another federal judge in Chicago who also has dismissed gun cases based on the same Supreme Court ruling says the high court’s decision in what’s known as the Bruen case will “inevitably lead to more gun violence, more dead citizens and more devastated communities.”
Women make up just 10% of those in careers such as green infrastructure and clean and renewable energy, a leader from Openlands writes. Apprenticeships and other training opportunities are some of the ways to get more women into this growing job sector.
Chatterbox doesn’t seem aware that it’s courteous to ask questions, seek others’ opinions.