Police searching for man who sexually assaulted woman in her Logan Square apartment

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a woman in her Logan Square apartment Wednesday morning.

Around 10 a.m., police said a man went into a woman's apartment near Armitage Avenue and Mozart Street, and sexually assaulted her before fleeing north on Armitage.

Police said the man is in his 20s or 30s. He wore a green camouflage jacket with a black hood and black stripes on his left sleeve. He was also wearing black Croc sandals. 

It is not clear how the man gained access to the apartment. CBS 2 has reached out to police. 

A neighbor who lives a few doors down said it was terrifying to learn of the attack, and her heart goes out to the victim.

Kirston Fortune lives just a few doors down from where the assault happened. She and her husband were out of town at the time of the attack, and came home to officers on her block.

"I talked to a CPD detective about what had happened, and I was shocked, frankly, because I've always found this neighborhood to be really safe," she said. "It's disturbing."

Other neighbors said they are staying vigilant, and just hope the victim is okay.

"Scared, but hopeful that things will get better," Morgan Reed said.

"Yeah, I mean it's really scary news that these are just really hard times for people right now. When you hear of a story like this during your morning walk, it's not something that you want to hear, or like to hear. And you're just really hopeful that all the hard-working people trying to keep the city safe, and just organizing in the state to create situations where not as many people are stressed to create a situation like this," Michael Moore said.

Allen Rosenquist said he's concerned for his fiancée.

"I'm recently engaged. So I'm worried about my fiancée, because she walks our dog early in the morning. That's pretty scary," he said.

Chicago Police Department data show there were 16 criminal sexual assaults last year to this date in Logan Square, compared to 9 so far this year.

Fortune said she plans to make some changes to her house.

"We're going to get a video doorbell. We're going to do some basic security upgrades and talk to the kids and say, look, I know this seems like a really safe area. Let's not take a chance," she said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Area 5 detectives at (312) 746-6554.