Pitt police say woman robbed, assaulted near Fifth Avenue

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Pitt police say woman robbed, assaulted near Fifth Avenue

Tanisha Thomas | Thursday, February 10, 2022 6:47 a.m.

Pete DeLuca | WPXI-TV

The University of Pittsburgh police said a woman reported being assaulted and robbed near the school’s Oakland campus early Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022.

Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh police are searching for a man they said robbed and assaulted a woman before running off Thursday morning.

Police said the incident occurred at 12:34 a.m. on the 4000 block of Fifth Avenue in Oakland. The woman told officers an unknown man walked up to her, grabbed her hair, breasts and groin area then pushed her to the ground, according to the University of Pittsburgh’s police report.

The man took her bag of food and fled on foot westbound in the direction of Thackeray Street, police said.

Police described the suspect as a Black male, 5 foot 7 tall, medium build, some facial hair and wearing a multicolored windbreaker jacket and dark hat.

The victim reported no injuries, police said.

Anyone with information about the incident are asked to call the Pittsburgh Police at 412-422-6520 or the University of Pittsburgh police at 412-624-2121.

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