LOS GATOS — Police are investigating a pair of separate assaults on trails at St. Joseph’s Hill Open Area Protect over the previous month, probably involving the identical man described as assaulting trail-goers whereas threatening them with a knife.
The latest assault was reported at about 5:10 p.m. Sunday, when a lady instructed police that she was on the Manzanita strolling path when a person approached her from behind and assaulted her, in keeping with the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Division.
She reported that the person was holding a knife and tried to restrain her, however that she broke away from his grasp and was capable of get the eye of different individuals strolling on the path. The person then fled.
Police are additionally investigating an assault reported at about 6:15 p.m. Jan. 13, when a teen boy and woman who had been on the Jones Path say a person approached them and made threats whereas holding a knife, prompting the kids to flee.
Each units of victims described their attacker as a Latino man about 5 toes 5 inches tall, 150 kilos, sporting all darkish clothes and what may need been a bandanna masking his face, in keeping with police. Within the Sunday encounter, the sufferer reported that her attacker was sporting a dark-colored climbing backpack.
Police haven't formally said any suspicion that they're in search of the identical individual in each assaults, however stated the thought of a single attacker is feasible. The division added that it's consulting with different police businesses about whether or not anybody is being sought in any related assaults elsewhere within the space.
Anybody with details about the reported path assaults can contact the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Division at 408-354-8600.