Police are looking for a man who tried to sexually assault two women at knifepoint at their West Side homes.
The man approached a woman entering her residence in the 1700 block of North Humboldt Boulevard about 1:30 a.m. and demanded money a knifepoint, according to a community alert from Area North detectives.
The man then forced the 29-year-old woman into the entryway and attempted to sexually assault her, but she called out for help and the man fled, police said.
The second attack happened about 1:55 a.m. in the 1900 block of North Drake Avenue when a man forced his way inside a home and attempted to sexually assault a woman at knifepoint in her kitchen, the alert said. The woman shouted for help and the man fled.
One neighbor, Angie Perez tells Fox Chicago News, "It's frightening. IF you get off the bus, and there's no one else around..." Another neighbor, Sheila Nelis, says she's lived in the neighborhood for years, and says it's "very unusual" for the neighborhood.
The suspect is described as a 23- to 28-year-old black man with a medium complexion and dreadlocks, police said. He is 6-feet-1 to 6-feet-3, 170 to 180 pounds with a tear drop tattoo below his right eye.
Anyone with information about the attacks should call Area North detectives at (312) 744-8261.
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