Crime & Safety

Police: Woman Sexually Assaulted in Pasadena Alley

The suspect remains at large after a woman reported being sexually assaulted in a Pasadena alley after leaving a bar Saturday night, police said.

A woman was forced into an alley and sexually assaulted after leaving a Pasadena bar Saturday night, according to police.

The woman was walking alone at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday near Colorado Boulevard and Holly Street when she was confronted by a man and was "forcibly taken" to Legge Alley, where she was sexually assaulted, according to a Pasadena Police Department news release.

The suspect, who was described as being 5-feet-8-inches tall in his 30s or 40s with a medium build, fled on foot, police said. The investigation is ongoing, the release states.

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Police are urging anyone with information on this incident to contact Detective Schuyler Sandeen at ssandeen@cityofpasadena.net or 626-744-7099, or Pasadena Police Department Dispatch at 626-744-4241.

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