HOUSTON – The Houston Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a man who is believed to be responsible for at least five different assaults and robberies targeting women in parks and on trails near downtown.

Police released a sketch of the man , who they say is riding a bicycle in each incident.

The most recent incident occurred on Thursday, July 31, at a park in the 1900 block of Allen Parkway.

In this incident, the woman was walking in the park when the man approached her from behind while riding a bicycle. He then grabbed her fanny pack, which was attached to her waist, causing them both to fall to the ground. The man then stood up and kicked the woman in the stomach before taking her fanny pack and fleeing on the bicycle.

Police say the woman was pregnant and

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