A 22-year-old female was able to escape a suspicious man's grasp early Saturday morning on the 100 block of North Broom Street, according to a police report.
The victim, an Edgewood College student, told police a man grabbed her near the intersection of North Broom Street and West Mifflin Street around 12:15 a.m. as she was walking to her downtown residence.
The woman said the man grabbed her firmly above the elbow and said, My name is Todd. I'm looking for my dog. Can you help me?"" She said ""Todd"" then began to pull her toward West Dayton Street.
According to the police report, the woman was able to call her boyfriend on her cell phone before ""Todd"" let go of her and fled the scene. The victim's boyfriend arrived minutes later.
""Todd"" is described as a white male in his mid-40s, 5'7"" to 5'8"", average build, with a moustache and goatee, wearing a dark non-hooded jacket, a dark hat with ear flaps and carrying a backpack.
