An off-duty officer with the Forest Preserve police was attacked during an attempted robbery in the Hyde Park neighborhood early Tuesday, officials said.

       The 33-year-old man was attacked around 2:55 a.m. in the 5100 block of South Kimbark Avenue. The attacker was an unknown man who exited a black SUV, according to authorities with the Chicago Police Department, the agency leading the investigation.

       After a physical struggle, the attacker fled the area. The off-duty officer suffered scrapes, police said, and he refused medical treatment.

       No arrests have been made, officials said.

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