San Diego police released an image Friday of a man they say is wanted in the investigation of a burglary and sexual assault in Pacific Beach earlier this month.
Jeffrey Hanze, 55, should be considered armed and dangerous, police said.
Officers believe Hanze, who also uses the name Jeffrey Hanre, is connected to the sexual assault of a woman who was sleeping in her Pacific Beach home on Monday, Oct. 1.
The woman told police she awakened just before 2 a.m. to find a man in her home. The man ran off before police could take him into custody. Investigators believe the man entered the home through an open window.
The victim lived on Chalcedony Street near Cass Street.
She described her attacker as a bald man wearing a short-sleeved shirt.
San Diego police have identified Hanze as the prime suspect in the crime. He's described as balding with blue eyes, approximately 6-feet and weighs about 200 pounds, police said.
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He should be considered armed and dangerous, police said.
The fact that he hasn't been caught has Pacific Beach residents alarmed.
"It's kind of hard to believe because this is such an amazing neighborhood," Lorraine Bourgeois said.
Chalcedony Street resident Greg Christenson says his daughter is too afraid to stay.
"She has a room here at the house but with all that going on she hasn't basically slept here since," he said.
The neighborhood is close-knit -- homes and apartments practically sit on top of one another. Now that they have a picture of the wanted man, they say they'll have all eyes looking out for him.
Anyone with information can call the SDPD’s Sex Crimes Unit at (619) 531-2210 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477.
