Crime & Safety
Woman Assaulted In Estabrook Park Wednesday: Shorewood Police
Police say a man shoved a woman to the ground in Estabrook Park on Wednesday. The victim had minor injuries from the assault.
SHOREWOOD, WI— A man physically assaulted a woman by shoving her to the ground on the Oak Leaf Trail in Estabrook Park on Wednesday, according to the Shorewood Police Department.
Police said the assailant approached the victim from the back, shoved her to the ground and then ran away. The crime happened around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday near Wilson Drive and Marlborough Drive, police said. Police also said the victim received scrapes to her elbows from the assault.
Police have not yet found the perpetrator, described as a man with brown hair and a beard. The incident is now being investigated by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, the news release said.
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Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputies told WISN 12 that the incident is similar to three others that have happened in the area recently and that one of the possibly related incidents was a sexual assault.
The same man could be responsible for all four assaults, including the one at Estabrook Park, deputies told WISN 12.
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