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4/19/20
Cedar Rapids Police are investigating a reported assault along one of the city’s trails.
According to a CRPD news release, officers responded to the report of an assault just before 12:45 Saturday afternoon on the Cedar Lake Trail near the Sag Wagon Deli & Brew in the 800 block of Shaver Road NE. An approximately 25-year-old female reported being assaulted by a male suspect in his 40’s.
The victim indicated that a white male, approximately 6 feet, 4 inches in height, with brown hair, and wearing a white sweatshirt and jeans, pushed her from behind and knocked her to the ground. According to the victim, a bicyclist came up on the incident and confronted the alleged assailant. The suspect fled the area on foot.
Police officers arrived on scene to find that the victim had sustained injuries to her neck and abdomen. The injuries did not require transport to a hospital.
The witness had left the scene on his bicycle before police arrived on the scene.
The Police Department is encouraging the bicyclist who witnessed the assault, or anyone else with information about this incident, to contact police at (319) 286-5491.
The CRPD has increased patrols on the trail, and is asking trail users to report any suspicious activity.