Police looking for attacker in two South Shore sexual assaults
Jun 22, 2026
Chicago police are looking for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted two women in South Shore earlier this month.On June 13, a woman was alone in the 3100 block of East 79th Street around 6 a.m. when a man threw her to the ground and sexually assaulted her, police said in a community alert. Two day
s later around 8 p.m., another woman was in the 7700 block of S. South Shore Drive, around a half-mile away from the first reported assault, when the man assaulted her, police said. She fled after struggling with the man.Police describe the attacker as a Black man around 30-40 years old and 5-foot-8 to 6 feet tall. He has medium complexion and short hair, police said.Anyone with information on the reported assaults should contact Area Two Detectives at 312-747-8271 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com and use reference #P26-02-010.
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