Avon Police Give Update on Sexual Assault

On Friday morning, the Avon Police Department held a press conference to discuss the sexual assault that occurred on the Rails to Trails on Thursday.

The incident occurred around noon while a woman in her 30s was running on the trail just south of Scoville Road. She was dragged off the trail and assaulted. When she reemerged, a passerby called 911 for her.

The male is described as standing approximately 5’6,” with a goatee, sunglasses, a black shirt with a reflective vest over the shirt, and a baseball cap.

While police are working out the details of the attack, they are looking for the community’s help in identifying the suspect. Detectives are working on a sketch and that will hopefully be released to the public soon.

The victim also described a “tanker” type truck as being in the area.

Police are encouraging people to use the trail as they wish, but also say that people should be as aware of their surroundings as possible and possibly be out in pairs. 

There will be an increased police presence on the trail, with officers on bicycles, some on foot, and some on a Gator.

Police are also looking into incidents in other towns that may possibly be connected to this incident.

These trails are used often, so police are asking people who were in the area and may have seen something that didn’t fit into place to contact the Avon Police Department’s detective unit at 860-409-4230.