Minneapolis police are asking for the public's help in finding a 37-year-old man in connection with the sexual assault, robbery and kidnapping of a women in Uptown on Feb. 1.

The suspect was identified as Percy Lavone Melton, who is 5-feet-7 and weights 200 pounds. He is considered to be armed and dangerous and has a history of sexual assaults, police said.

Anyone with information regarding Melton's whereabouts should not confront him, but should call 911, police said.

DAVID SHAFFER