Police are seeking public assistance to locate a man who held a woman at knifepoint and sexually assaulted her in Pasadena last weekend.
Pasadena Police Department
It happened before 8:40 p.m. Saturday, when officers were called to Sierra Villa Avenue and Foothill Boulevard regarding a report of a sexual assault, according to a Pasadena Police Department statement.
They learned the suspect got into the victim’s car and threatened her with a knife, forcing her to drive to another area where he sexually assaulted her, police said.
At one point the victim managed to escape the man and call 911.
However, by the time they arrived, he had already fled the scene.
Investigators describe the man as between 30 and 40 years old, about 6 feet tall. He was last seen wearing a black face mask, gray hooded rain jacket, light blue jeans and black shoes.
“The suspect also has a distinctive gravelly voice and may be a transient,” police said.
Anyone with further details is urged to contact investigators at (626) 744-4241.
