CHICAGO — A serial rapist is on the loose in Logan Square, Chicago police warned Sunday night, saying he has targeted three women in separate attacks since January 14.
The assailant struck most recently around 3:40 a.m. Sunday in the 2600 block of North Troy. According to preliminary information, the man approached a woman from behind, displayed a knife, and sexually assaulted her in the hallway of an apartment building.
On January 18, the same man is suspected of sexually assaulting a woman on the 606 Trail. That attack occurred in the 2800 block of West Bloomingdale around 3:10 a.m.
Police said the first known attack occurred at 9:30 a.m. on January 14, in a residential building in the 3400 block of West Armitage.
As in Sunday’s attack, the man approached the other two victims from behind. Police said that he had also used a knife in one of the first two crimes.
CPD’s alert described the assailant as a Hispanic man who stands 5’6″ to 5’10” tall and weighs 150 to 175 pounds. He is 29 to 35 years old, unshaven, and has short black hair.
Area Five detectives are asking anyone with information that could help their investigation to contact them at 312-746-6554 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com. Police have grouped the crimes under crime pattern #P25-5-005.
