Police are trying to identify a suspect after a woman says she was pulled off her bicycle by her hair and robbed downtown.

The woman told police that she was riding her bike near College Street and Spadina Avenue on Nov. 1 shortly before 9 p.m. when a man made some sort of comment as she passed by him.

She said the man then began to chase her and eventually caught up with her, where he pulled her off her bike by her hair.

Police allege the woman was assaulted and robbed of her personal possessions.

The man then fled the area.

Police describe the suspect as a black man who is between 25 and 30 years old, approximately five-foot-nine with a slim build. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, a grey sweater and a black toque.

In an effort to identify a suspect, police have released security camera footage that appears to show four men walking in the area on the evening of the alleged assault.

Anyone with information is being asked to call police at 416-808-5200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).