MAPLE GROVE, Minn. -- A female victim was able to get away from a man who grabbed her in Maple Grove on Thursday morning, according to police.
Maple Grove Police Capt. Keith Terlinden said they received a call about sexual conduct at about 9:45 a.m. near a walking path just south of the 9100 block of Upland Lane North.
The man is described as white, in his late teens to early 20s, about 5 feet 6 inches to 6 feet tall with a sandy blonde crew cut, police said. At the time of the incident, the man was wearing a crew-neck fitted black T-shirt and blue jeans, police said.
The man was carrying a camouflage backpack and a black metal box. He left the area and headed north on the walking path, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Hennepin County Dispatch at 763-525-6216.
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