Police: Cambridgeport residents should be on alert after woman attacked

By Globe Staff

Cambridge police have issued a public alert after a woman was attacked as she was entering her home on Pacific Street in the Cambridgeport neighborhood.

Police said in a statement that the woman was on the threshold of her home when a man suddenly grabbed her. "She screamed and pushed him and he fled the area,'' police said of the early morning attack

The suspect was described as a white male in his late 20s with a medium build and brown curly hair.

Anyone with information can contact police at 617-349-3300.