Jogger attacked and groped on South Main Street in Ann Arbor
A woman was attacked and groped by a man while she was jogging Wednesday night on South Main Street and elbowed him to get away, Ann Arbor police said.
The woman was jogging about 8:20 p.m. in the 2600 block of South Main Street when a man grabbed her from behind and lifted her off the ground, police spokeswoman Lt. Renee Bush said.
While the man was holding on to the woman, he groped her genitals over her clothing, Bush said. The woman elbowed him, Bush said, prompting him to let go and run away. He was seen running southbound on South Main Street, Bush said.
The 24-year-old victim, who lives in Ann Arbor, ran away and called police within minutes of the attack that occurred a few blocks north of Briarwood Mall.
The man was described as Hispanic, 5 feet, 4 inches tall, 160 pounds with short black hair. He was wearing a white and tan polo shirt, blue jeans and white baseball cap, Bush said.
Anyone with information can call the police department's confidential tip line at (734) 794-6939.
Lee Higgins covers crime and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached by phone at (734) 623-2527 and email at leehiggins@annarbor.com.
Comments
ChrisW
Fri, Jul 1, 2011 : 5:02 a.m.
I saw someone matching this description on Waters Road at Oak Valley at 9:50pm this evening. He was headed West on Waters towards Wagner. Wish I had known about the attack earlier. People in the area around Target should keep their eyes open.
huh7891
Fri, Jul 1, 2011 : 12:05 a.m.
Glad it wasn't me..or the headline would have read: Jogger attacked and groped and then attacker severely beaten by jogger.
CynicA2
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 : 9:58 p.m.
Instead of laying-off police and firefighters, we should be laying-off the Hieftje and his cronies on council. This is yet another example of his "crime is down, our streets are safer" mindset, which is backward-looking and doesn't take into account under-reporting due to fewer eyes and ears on the streets. Just watch street-crimes increase as the criminals begin to realize how few cops there are on patrol anymore, especially at night. The Hieftje is absolutely the worst mayor this city has had for many decades, and many on council aren't far behind. These are the same clowns telling us what great shape our streets are in, too. Reeeeediculous!!
Ricebrnr
Fri, Jul 1, 2011 : 1:18 p.m.
Word doesn't get around? Why do you think all the homeless come here? Because AA social services advertising? NOT
CynicA2
Fri, Jul 1, 2011 : 2:36 a.m.
Word gets around on the street here, just like anywhere else... probably faster than you think. Shootings, beatings, robberies, and other forms of assault are not "petty". Some relatively petty crimes, like bicycle theft, have been highly organized for years, as documented in the old "Ann Arbor News" on more than one occasion. With a goof like the Hieftje doing the counting, you KNOW the numbers will always be massaged to fit the political agenda du jour!
DDOT1962
Fri, Jul 1, 2011 : 1:46 a.m.
"Just watch street-crimes increase as the criminals begin to realize how few cops there are on patrol anymore..." Yes, I'm sure the connected underworld of petty criminals are circling Ann Arbor as we speak, like vultures over carrion, knowing that residents here are ripe for the picking...I'll be amazed if everyone doesn't discover their underwear gone by morning.
debling
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 : 9:45 p.m.
"The woman elbowed him, Bush said, prompting him to let go and run away". Way to go lady! Sorry you were a victim of a crime, but proud you defended yourself. Hope we get this guy.
Dominick Lanza
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 : 8:54 p.m.
Great she knew what to do glad shes ok , now about the mayor and council feeling comfortable with Fire and Police safety. The police cant be everwhere but the less there are the more this will happen. Keep your eyes on Fires and Crimes and you wont be comfortable
aes
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 : 9:44 p.m.
Totally agree 100%. We should ALL be concerned with fire and crimes, and the people we elected should be the MOST concerned of all! Most citizens elected these folks to maintain public health and safety above all!
jj45678
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 : 8:38 p.m.
Wow you guys sure do remove a lot of comments that "violated AnnArbor.com's conversation guidelines ". And I'll bet those were the most interesting comments...
Ricebrnr
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 : 3:10 p.m.
Good on her! More like that and cretins will be less inclined to satisfy their urges in appropriately.
Barb
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 : 2:25 p.m.
Wow - she got a good description. Good for her!
smokeblwr
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 : 2:25 p.m.
Wow. Nearly broad daylight. I'm also going to take a wild guess and say this guy probably doesn't have a permanent address in town, which is going to make it hard to track him down.
CincoDeMayo
Sun, Jul 3, 2011 : 1:51 p.m.
Or doesn't have all of his sensibilities...
fjord
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 : 2:05 p.m.
Who creates the URLs for these stories? This didn't happen anywhere near "downtown."
Ricebrnr
Fri, Jul 1, 2011 : 1:16 p.m.
Look at the web address / URL in your browser window. That is usually the original and unedited headline. Looks like AA.com did a fix without acknowledging their fault.
Denise
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 : 11:49 p.m.
I don't see the work "downtown" anywhere is this article.
seldon
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 : 2:06 p.m.
Seriously!