(KRON) -- Police in Palo Alto are searching for a man who attempted to grope a teenager in the Homer Tunnel midday Tuesday.
The victim told officers that she was walking through the pedestrian tunnel near Homer Avenue and Alma Street when a stranger made sexualized comments to her and then tried to grope her. When the victim moved away from the man, the man followed and continued to make comments.
The man rode away on a red bicycle eastbound on Homer Avenue once the victim got out of the tunnel.
“The victim described the suspect as a Black male in his forties approximately 5’10” with a thin build. The victim reported that the suspect was wearing a gray pullover hooded sweatshirt, black pants, and had a black backpack,” Palo Alto PD wrote.
Police said there have been no similar incidents recently reported to the department.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Palo Alto Police Department at 650-329-2413.
