A 24-year-old woman was assaulted and robbed while walking on the Naismith Park walking trail about 12:30 p.m. Friday, according to Lawrence Police Sgt. Trent McKinley.
The woman was walking on the trail, just south of 27th Street, when a black man hit her in the face, grabbed her purse, and ran off. The woman sustained non-life threatening injuries during the attack, McKinley said.
Police were unable to locate the suspect, who was described as being in his 30s, about 6-foot tall with a thin build and wearing a grey, hooded sweatshirt and grey sweat pants.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Lawrence Police Department at 832-7509 or the TIPS Hotline at 843-TIPS (8477).
Comments
thebigspoon 6 months ago
I think it was 12:30 pm not am ? I drove by there then and there were 3 police cars there and all 3 police officers were out of their cars searching the area. It might be good to state the correct time in case someone saw something ???
shaunepec 6 months ago
You are correct, it's been corrected on the site.
Shaun LJW
FarneyMac 6 months ago
"Suspect was last seen running west, towards Topeka."
LarryNative 6 months ago
If someone fits a description of a wanted criminal, yes, they may be questioned. It's not racism, it's called police work.
Pywacket 6 months ago
Very often it IS racism. Read some history and some statistics.
swampyankee 6 months ago
I wish I had a more stupid comment than benofthebull my apologies
50YearResident 6 months ago
A black man that sucker punched a woman on a hiking trail. How mucher lower can you get? I bet he has a rap sheet that shows he sucker punches all his victims. He shouldn't be to hard to track down.
just_another_bozo_on_this_bus 6 months ago
"A black man that sucker punched a woman on a hiking trail. How mucher lower can you get?"
Which part makes him lower-- being black, or punching the woman?
audvisartist 6 months ago
I want to sucker kick him in the nuts.
bearded_gnome 6 months ago
black man in a hoody,
... no, that's not racist, that's the actual description.
she's just lucky he only hit her and took her money. ... that he didn't do more.
touringdriver 6 months ago
HIM BIG MAN. UGH!!!! what a wanta be d bag. hope a fast and speedy recovery to the victim.
queequeg 6 months ago
I hope the victim is alright.
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