Police searching for man who attacked woman on bike trail in Whitaker Whitaker police say woman was attacked while riding bike on trail near Rankin Bridge Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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TO FIND ANY CONCRETE EVIDENCE HERE, AND NOW THEY ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC FOR HELP. ALLEGHENY COUNTY DETECTIVES BACK ON THE SCENE WEDNESDAY OF WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A VIOLENT SEXUAL ASSAULT ON THE GREAT ALLEGHENY PASSAG >> DETECTIVES WENT BACK OUT THERE AGAIN TODAY TO SEARCH THE AREA AGAIN. WE DON’T HAVE ANY SIGHTINGS O ANYTHING FURTHER BEYOND WHAT WE HAD LAST NIGHT BRITTANY: ACCORDING TO POLICE, A WOMAN WAS RIDING HER BIKE ON THE TRAIL AROUND 4:55 TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN A MAN ATTACKED HER. >> WHEN SHE GOT TO THE RANKIN BRIDGE, SHE WAS ATTACKED BY A MALE WHO KNOCKED HER OFF HER BIKE, PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED HER, AND TRIED TO SEXUALLY ASSAULT HE BRITTANY: THE WOMAN WAS ABLE TO FIGHT THE MAN OFF, PUNCHING HIM SEVERAL TIMES IN THE ROIN. OTHER CYCLISTS THEN STOPPING TO HELP. >> HE DID NOT PRESENT ANY KIND OF WEAPON. THE FORCE HE USED WAS STRICTLY PHYSICAL, A PHYSICAL ASSAULT ON THE VICTIM. BRITTANY: THE VICTIM DESCRIBED THE ASSAILANT AS A MALE IN HIS 20’S WITH A MEDIUM BUILD. HE WAS WEARING JEANS, RED SHOES, AND NO SHIRT POLICE LATE THIS AFTERNOON ADDED TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECT. THEY SAY HE COULD ALSO HAVE BRUISING TO HIS CHEST FROM WHERE THE VICTIM FOUGHT BACK. HE ALSO COULD NONVERBAL OR A HAVE A SPEECH IMPEDIMENT. THEY SAY THE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA ARE FAMILIAR WITH SOMEONE WHO MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION BUT SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT LOCATED HIM. IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR OR HAVE ANY INFORMATION, THEY ARE ASKING YOU TO GIVE THEM A CALL, ESPECIALLY IF

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