Female Victims Assaulted On Temecula Run/Bike Trail

TEMECULA, CA — Two alleged assaults of females on Santa Gertrudis Creek Trail in Temecula were recently reported, and the sheriff's department has released a description of a potential suspect.

The latest incident was reported Thursday around 10:30 a.m. on the bike/jogging path that runs underneath Winchester Road. A female, whose age was not released, said she was sexually assaulted by a 17- to 24-year-old male suspect of unknown race. The assailant had a medium complexion, medium height, thin build, and was riding a beach cruiser type bicycle, the sheriff's department said.

The victim was hospitalized with injuries described by the sheriff's department as "minor to moderate."

It was not the first attack reported in the area. On June 14, a female, whose age was not released, was assaulted and her cell phone stolen, the department said.

Anyone with information about the alleged attacks is asked to call Investigator Cornett at the Southwest Sheriff's Station: 951-696-3000.