Man Attacked Woman From Behind in Chula Vista: PD

Police are searching for a suspect who attacked a woman in Chula Vista as she was walking on a sidewalk Sunday night and have released a composite sketch in hopes of tracking him down.

Chula Vista police said the 49-year-old woman was walking on North Rancho Del Rey Parkway between Del Rey Boulevard and Terra Nova Drive when a stranger approached her from behind with a handgun.

He grabbed her around the neck and tried to drag her toward some bushes when she fought back by grabbing on to some branches, police said.

That’s when she snapped off a branch and struck the man with it several times, screaming for help. The suspect then ran off.

The man is described as between 20 and 25 years old, 5 feet 8 inches and 180 pounds, with brown hair. He was wearing a black T-shirt and dark pants.

Police are also looking for a suspect who attacked a woman a month prior in the same area.

A 24-year-old woman said she was parking her car at 590 E. H St. when a man wearing a dark ski mask approached her and sprayed a caustic chemical in her face, police said.

She described this suspect as in his early 20s, 5 feet 10 inches, with a thin build.

Police don’t yet know if this suspect is connected to the Sunday night attack.

Anyone with information should call the police department’s crimes of violence unit at 619-691-5178.

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