Suspect sought in Northwood attack
Police are searching for a man whom they say attempted to sexually assault a woman in a Northwood dentist office yesterday.
A female employee was opening the office at Castor Avenue and Pratt Street around 7:45 Thursday morning when the suspect entered the businesses and attempted to take her clothes off.
The woman yelled out a name during the struggle, which scared the attacker off. She described the suspect as black male, 30 to 35 years old and about 6 feet tall. He was wearing a dark-colored baseball cap, dark-colored hoodie and a waist-length old style green and silver Philadelphia Eagles jacket.
Anyone with information should call 215-685-3251.
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