Madison police are searching for a man responsible for robbing a young woman last Friday, but police said the incident does not appear to be linked to a recent string of violent robberies plaguing the area.
The 18-year-old victim was walking alone in the 100 block of East Gilman Street around 1:30 a.m. Oct. 10 when a man approached her, according to a police report. The man asked her for money, began touching her legs and took money from on of the woman's pockets.
The victim told police the robber then walked away with two other men. Madison Police Department public information officer Joel DeSpain said no weapon was seen, unlike other recent downtown robberies in which a gun is shown to victims.
It doesn't seem to fit that pattern we've been seeing,"" DeSpain said.
Police describe the perpetrator as a black male, 22 to 26 years old, 6'6"" with a thin build and wearing a dark colored hoodie.
