Man attempts sexual assault near Union St apartment, Jersey City NJ


A man followed a woman home from a laundromat and tried to sexually assault her near her apartment entrance. The woman pushed him away and called for help. A resident intervened and the man ran away. Police have video footage and are investigating.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
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Transcript:
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to the victim state, she was walking home from going to a laundromat with her daughter. And as she was entering her home at 323, she just stated that there was a male that cut her off. He was waiting for her at the door flame, watching over his phone. And at the same time, looking at her, as she passed by the mail and tried to gain entry to her apartment, the male who grabbed her, who roped her, and was trying to...
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He was trying to sexually assault this woman. She managed to be able to push the gentleman back and grab a son of her daughter. Now, the male at this time, he tried to grab the shoulder, which is where the other child was located, and the victim managed to push him off, and she screamed for help, and a resident from the upstairs room, came downstairs.
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and the mail ended up just running out of the building. Can you just notify the force? And we also have footage of this, and we just want to be in there right now. We'll give you more in a second. My sergeant. Sergeant on my way. Notified Detective Sergeant, please. Detective Sergeant, please.
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Location mentioned:
Near Union St, Jersey City, NJ 07304
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