COLLINGDALE, Pa. (CBS) – Police in Collingdale, Pa. are looking for a man they say attacked a woman pushing a child in a stroller this week.
Police were called to Chester Pike and Pine Street on Wednesday around 2 p.m. after multiple 911 calls about a possible stabbing of a man who attacked a woman pushing a stroller.
Police say several witnesses tried to chase the man who fled into a wooded area along the CSX Railroad before losing him.
The woman was transported to Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital with minor injuries. The child in the stroller was not injured.
Collingdale Police received assistance from police in Sharon Hill, Darby Borough, Darby Township and Folcroft, as well as several other surrounding agencies who set up a perimeter around the area to attempt to contain and search for the suspect. Folcroft Police Cpl. Gene Mackey and his K-9 partner, Astor, also responded to the search, but the suspect was not located.
Collingdale Police Station
Police are now asking the public to help identify the man. He was described as a man wearing a blue T-shirt and gray pants. The man in the photo appears to be wearing light gray, possibly two-tone New Balance sneakers and was carrying a backpack.
According to police, the man also has a visible deformity on his right ear.
Anyone with information can contact Collingdale Police at 610-586-0502 or by calling 911 and asking to speak to an officer on duty.
You can also submit a tip anonymously on Collingdale’s page at CrimewatchPA.com.
