CHELSEA, MASS. (WHDH) - Police in Chelsea are searching for a suspect after a woman said she was nearly groped by a man while she walked down a city street late Tuesday night.
Officers responding to the area of 187 Chester Ave. around 11:10 p.m. spoke with a woman in her early 20s who said a man had just attempted to touch her in an “inappropriate” way, according to the Chelsea Police Department.
Police described the suspect as Hispanic, about 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with a thin to medium build, black facial hair, a dark complexion, and wrinkled facial skin. He was last seen wearing a dark sweatshirt with a hood.
The victim screamed loudly and fought off the suspect, who fled the area, police said. She was not injured and police said the attack was random.
The attack, which was caught on surveillance video, unfolded in a well-lit area. Stephanie Rodriguez, whose family’s surveillance camera taped the incident, said her family and other neighbors began screaming out their windows at the suspect.
Rodriguez said the attack left her unnerved.
“Something like that really scares me,” she said.
This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.
(Copyright (c) 2024 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)