Police and neighbors in this area are on high alert, especially heading into the weekend. Police say the attacker has been following women into their buildings wearing a construction vest.Women like Gaby Ramon who live in this area say they've been constantly looking over their shoulder.
The latest assault happened Saturday near the 2000 block of North Humboldt. The attacker put a black bag over a 36-year-old woman's head as she was walking into her building. He took off in a nearby alley after she began screaming. The victims tell police the suspect was wearing a construction vest during the attacks. His description matching a suspect in an early April attack when a man tried to force himself into the apartment of a 36-year-old woman, also in the 2000 block of North Humboldt.
"It's concerning cause it's a lot of women that come to church, a lot of young women and we let all of them know so they're aware of the situation," Roman said."All you can do is make sure that you're not letting anyone behind you, close the doors, make sure everything is locked up and encourage your neighbors to do so as well," Ramon said.
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