San Diego County Sheriff's Department: Sexual Assault - Encinitas

Poway CA

23 September, 2021

10:36 AM

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Press release from San Diego County Sheriff's Department: 09/22/2021 4:00 PM The San Diego County Sheriff's Department is investigating a sexual assault in the North County. It happened just before midnight on Friday, September 17 in the 2000 block of Carol View Drive in Encinitas.  A woman told deputies she woke up to a man sexually assaulting her.  She was able to chase the man out of the apartment. The woman describes her attacker as a Hispanic man between 18 and 23-years old, standing approximately 5'4" tall and weighing around 120 pounds with black hair and a "bowl cut" hairstyle.  He did not have a shirt on and was last seen wearing black basketball shorts. Detectives with the Sheriff's Sexual Assault Unit responded to the scene and are continuing their investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Sexual Assault Unit at (858) 285-6222/after hours at (858) 565-5200.  You can remain anonymous by calling San Diego County Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. Media Contact: Lieutenant Joel Stranger [email protected] Major Crimes Division/Family Protection Unit (858) 285-6149 This press release was produced by San Diego County Sheriff's Department. The views expressed here are the author's own.