A Roseville intermediate school student told authorities she was grabbed across the throat by an unknown man while walking to school Thursday morning, according to a Roseville Police Department news release.
Roseville police are investigating the incident, which reportedly occurred around 8:45 a.m. as the student walked to Eich Intermediate School on a dirt trail that runs along Linda Creek through an open area between Rocky Ridge Drive and the school campus on Sierra Gardens Drive, according to the release.
The student told authorities she was walking on the trail when a man came up from behind her, put his arm across her throat in a choke hold, then released her and ran away, the release states. Police stated the student had bruising on her neck but did not report other injuries.
The suspect was described as a white male adult wearing a black visor, black shirt and black shorts with white stripes, who may have been jogging in the area before the incident, according to the release. Officers checked the area but did not locate the suspect or witnesses to the reported incident, the release states.
Officers were in the area providing a presence around the school as students were released Thursday, said Dee Dee Gunther, police spokeswoman.
Anyone with information about the incident, or who may have seen a man matching the suspect's description in the area, is asked to call Roseville Crime Stoppers at (916) 783-7867.
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