As reported in the Sacramento Bee this morning:
Reward offered for information on Sacramento sex assault
By Chelsea Phua - cphua@sacbee.com
Published 12:00 am PDT Tuesday, September 9, 2008
The River Park Neighborhood Association is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the man who sexually assaulted a teenage girl near the American River Parkway.
Dave O'Toole, the Association's vice president, said on Monday that the Aug. 19 crime has unnerved the neighborhood, which has experienced only smaller property crimes.
"The crime itself was very exceptional for the neighborhood," O'Toole said. "This was very brazen, and quite frightening because it happened in the middle of the day.
Sacramento police said the girl was walking along Sandburg Drive near Glenn Hall Park around 1 p.m. when the man approached her from behind and forced her into the women's restroom, where he sexually assaulted her.
He later fled on foot in an unknown direction.
The attacker is described as white, in his mid-40s, 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighing 160 to 170 pounds. He had medium-length brown hair and a full salt-and-pepper beard. He was wearing a gray shirt with writing on the front, blue jeans and white tennis shoes. He spoke with a raspy voice and a Southern accent. His appearance was dirty and he appeared homeless, investigators said.
In addition to the association's $1,000 reward, callers to Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP could also be eligible for another $1,000 reward and remain anonymous.
