Police are asking the public for help identifying a suspect after a person reported that they were sexually assaulted while jogging near Fort Hale Dog Park in New Haven on Saturday morning.

The alleged incident occurred on Saturday morning between 7:30 and 8:15 a.m. on a hiking trail in the area of Townsend Avenue just south of the dog park, according to the New Haven Police Department .

The alleged victim described the suspect as a man 5-foot-6-inches to 5-foot-7-inches tall with a medium build who is in his late 30s/early 40s in age. Police said the alleged victim described the suspect as wearing a blue patterned polo shirt, gray work pants and brown dress shoes. He has dark brown/black cropped hair with a short beard and possible rash around his mouth, according to police.

The susp

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