HOBOKEN, NJ — A Hoboken woman fought off an attacker who grabbed her from behind and tried to assault her as she was walking home earlier this week, police say.

According to the Hoboken Police Department, the 38-year-old victim told officers that she was walking home in the area of 2nd and Madison streets around 1 a.m. on Sunday, when a male suspect grabbed her from behind and tried to assault her by "touching her in an inappropriate manner." The victim managed to fight off her attacker and call for help. She didn't suffer any serious physical injuries during the encounter, police said.

Keep updated with local public safety alerts at the Patch Hoboken Facebook page. The victim described her attacker as a male wearing all black clothing, and said that he fled west on 2nd Street after the encounter, police stated.

Hoboken police are seeking any witnesses who may have been in the vicinity of the crime scene and can provide authorities with information that may help in their investigation. Anyone with information can call the department at 201-420-2100, or contact Det. Arturo Gonzalez at 201-420-2108. Det. Gonzalez can also be reached at his email address, gonzalezar@hobokenpd.org. Hoboken police are also seeking a man who was allegedly near the scene of the incident and "can potentially provide valuable information to further this investigation along." [See below photo]

The assault attempt comes just over a month after another Hoboken woman reported that she was sexually assaulted while walking home during a separate incident.

During the April 23 attack, the woman told officers that as she attempted to enter her apartment, a suspect grabbed her from behind, pushed her into her home and sexually assaulted her, prosecutors say.

