Police seeking information on attempted rape on Dunn Street

The Bloomington Police Department is seeking information from anyone who might have witnessed an attempted rape that occurred in late September in the 400 block of North Dunn Street.\nAccording to the police report, a 21-year old woman was walking home from a bar at 4 a.m. Sept. 25 in downtown Bloomington when a man approached her near the intersection of Kirkwood Avenue and Dunn Street. \nThe man tried to kiss the woman and then began following her until they reached the 400 block of North Dunn Street, when he asked to borrow her cell phone. The woman gave the man the cell phone and he told her he would not return it unless she had sex with him, according to the report. \nThe man then threatened to rape the woman before she was able to attract the attention of a passerby. At that point, the man fled with the woman's cell phone, according to the report. \nThe suspect is described as a white male between 5-foot-9 and 5-foot-11 with a fair complexion and brownish-red hair in his early 20s. At the time of the attempted rape the suspect was wearing a black sweatshirt and baggy jeans.\nThe suspect told the victim his name was Jason and lived near Eighth and Dunn streets.\nAnyone with information is asked to call BPD at 339-4477.