The local panhandler accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in a Palmdale Denny’s bathroom on New Year’s Day may have been spotted this week at the Promenade Mall in Temecula, authorities said.
According to a press alert from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department titled “Possible sighting of a child sexual assault suspect from Palmdale”:
On January 6, 2014, about 3:30 P.M., a citizen driving through the Promenade Mall in Temecula observed a male subject walk in front of their vehicle. The citizen honked at the subject to move, and then drove away. The citizen later became aware of the flyers put out by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department regarding the January 1, 2014, incident, and realized the subject appeared to match the description of the suspect in that case.
As of early Friday afternoon (Jan. 10), no suspects were in custody in connection with the crime. Detectives were following up on several “sightings” of the suspect, including the one in Temecula, according to Detective Brian Hudson of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Bureau.
“When we get this suspect in custody, trust me, we will let everybody know,” Hudson said.
The suspected child predator is believed to be a local panhandler known as “Shrink,” who was captured on surveillance cameras from the restaurant. He is described as a White male about 5’8” tall and weighing about 150 pounds, with shaggy blond hair, and walking with a noticeable limp. He was wearing a red shirt, dark-colored shorts, and dark tennis shoes on the day of the attack.
According to sheriff’s detectives, the man entered the women’s restroom at Denny’s, on the 37000 block of 47th Street East, and attacked and sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl as she exited one of the stalls. The attacker fled once another person entered the bathroom, detectives said. (Read more here.)
The heinous crime has caught the attention of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Michael Antonovich is planning to propose a $10,000 reward in exchange for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the suspect. The motion is on the agenda for the Board of Supervisors meeting on Jan. 14. Read the motion here.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Detective Eliott Uribe at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Bureau at 877-710-5273. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
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You should have grabbed him, beat his A$$ then called the law. He might have tripped and bumped his face on the ground while you were trying to catch him.
sick of the filth in AV says
FYI…. this guy was never in Temecula!… it’s a fact that he was spotted at Winco in Lancaster 2 days ago by four different people, me included. Lancaster share for was called, it took the sheriff approximately 10 minutes to respond! …. gave the Gimp time to get away!!….. unbelievable!!
sick of the filth in AV says
* Lancaster Sheriff was called
Lee says
Amy, correct. Shortly I’m sure the governor will allow adults to touch strange children anywhere, provided it is not sexual in nature………See how they think. Some of these lawmakers are worse than the child molesters they claim they are against, yet at the same time do everything in their power to protect them and give them opportunity.
Find this trash and stone him to death in a public arena. Simple as that.
Amy says
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t it legal for men to enter the woman’s bathroom now in California. Because being PC is more important that safety.
Read up. says
No, I think the law you are referring to is AB 1266: The Student Success and Opportunities Act which allows gender nonconforming individuals to use the facility which corresponds with their gender identity. Only those who identify as women will be allowed in the women’s bathroom in SCHOOLS. The issue here is sexual predators, not innocent people.