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This is a composite sketch of a person accused of assaulting a teenage girl near Leonard Street and Herrick Avenue NE in Grand Rapids on Sept. 17, 2012.

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GRPD: Teen assaulted on city's NE side

Incident happened September 17

Updated: Thursday, 20 Sep 2012, 5:25 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 20 Sep 2012, 5:25 PM EDT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - A young man is being sought by Grand Rapids police after allegedly assaulting a teenage girl at the corner of Leonard and Herrick NE on Sept. 17.

The 14-year-old was walking by herself around 11:40 p.m. that night when, police said, the suspect came out of some bushes, grabbed her and tried to drag her back toward the bushes.

But she was able to escape and the suspect fled.

Police released a composite sketch of the suspect on Sept. 20.

If you have any information, you're asked to call the GRPD at 616.456.3604 or contact Silent Observer at 616.774.2345.

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