LOS ALTOS – Authorities are investigating a sexual battery of an elderly woman at a Los Altos care facility.
The incident was reported around 5:45 p.m. Saturday at the care facility, which Los Altos police did not name. In a statement, police said the suspect “gained unauthorized access into the facility and subsequently sexually battered the victim.”
The suspect then left the care facility on a bicycle, police said.
Police described the suspect as Black, possibly in his 20s or 30s and 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet tall, with a thin build and a shaved head. He was last seen wearing blue or black athletic pants and a blue or black hooded sweatshirt or jacket, police said.
Authorities on Monday also released images of the suspect from the care facility’s surveillance footage.
Anyone with information related to the incident can contact Sgt. Steven Spillman at 650-947-2689 or sspillman@losaltosca.gov, or the anonymous tip line at 650-947-2774.
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