Portland police have released a sketch of the man they believe tried to rob a woman with a knife on June 5.
Police said they are looking for a black man, 20 to 30 years old, about 5 feet 9 inches tall with a goatee and a short buzz-style haircut. He was wearing black baggy jeans, a navy blue T-shirt and a black hooded sweatshirt.
A 35-year-old Cumberland woman told police she was walking to her car in the parking lot at 106 Gilman St., near Maine Medical Center, at 2:45 p.m. Friday when a man approached her. He asked for money and threatened her with a knife after she said she had nothing to give him. The woman again told the man she didn’t have any money and continued to her car, where she had a handgun. She pointed the gun at the man and told him to leave her alone. The man then left and the woman drove away and later reported the incident to police.
Anyone with information is asked to call Portland police at 874-8575.
To provide information anonymously, community members may text the keyword “GOTCHA” plus their message to 274637 (CRIMES), go the Portland Police Department website at www.portland-police.com and click Submit an Anonymous Crime Tip, or leave a tip on the crime tip line at 874-8584.
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