Crime & Safety

Girl Sexually Abused While Walking On Northwest Side

The girl was assaulted on North Narragansett Avenue near Belmont, police said.

CHICAGO — A man touched a girl inappropriately while he was jogging on the West Side Wednesday evening, police said. The sexual assault happened around 6 p.m. in the 3200 block of North Narragansett Avenue, according to Chicago police.

The girl was walking north on the sidewalk when a man jogged toward her and groped her, police said.

The man ran into an alley in the 6400 block of West School Street and continued to watch the girl, according to police. The man then ran east on School Street.

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Police asked anyone with information of the incident to call detectives at (312) 744-8261.

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