Crime & Safety
Pacific Beach Sex-Assault Suspect Arrested
Los Angeles County sheriff's personnel took 55-year-old Jeffrey Hanze into custody, according to San Diego police.
SAN DIEGO, CA – A man suspected of sneaking into a Pacific Beach home in the middle of the night and sexually assaulting a woman as she lay in bed was arrested Monday, authorities reported.
Los Angeles County sheriff's personnel took 55-year-old Jeffrey Hanze into custody about 3:45 a.m., according to San Diego police. Details on the arrest, including exactly where it took place, were not immediately available.
Hanze allegedly entered a residence in a beach-area neighborhood shortly before 2 a.m. Oct. 1 and began assaulting a sleeping woman. When the victim awoke, the assailant fled, SDPD Lt. Jason Weeden said.
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Police have not disclosed how investigators identified Hanze as the alleged perpetrator in the case.
Jeffery Hanze was arrested this morning by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. No further details are available at this time #lasdhq pic.twitter.com/zXGFH3IKm2
— San Diego Police Department (@SanDiegoPD) October 29, 2018
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