RPD investigating assault case on Rochester bike path
Jun. 13—ROCHESTER — Rochester police were dispatched on Friday morning, June 13, to a residence in southeast Rochester after a woman reported that a man struck her in the face multiple times and threatened to hurt her.
The woman told police she was sleeping on a nearby bike path when the man started hitting her, according to a Rochester Police Department release. The reported incident happened shortly after 4 a.m., the release said.
The woman broke free and ran to a nearby residence on the 600 block of 10 Ave. SE for help.
The suspect was described as a short Black man, approximately 18 to 20 years old. He was wearing a blue sweatshirt and multicolored pants.
The Rochester Police Department is investigating whether the suspect is the same individual who grabbed a woman on a bike path and began simulating sexual acts on June 8 . The woman was running on a trail near the 800 block of 16th Street SW. The suspect in that incident was described as a 6-foot-tall, thin Black man in his 20s. He was last seen wearing a Minnesota Twins beanie and red pants, RPD said.
RPD said Sunday's incident is similar to an April 2025 report when a man inappropriately touched a female runner near the Soldiers Field area. The suspect described in the April 2025 incident matched the description of the man involved in Sunday's incident, police said.
A previous incident occurred in June 2024 on the Douglas State Trail when two women reported separate sexual assaults while on the trail. In two separate incidents, two women reported having their backsides touched.
If anyone has information about the suspect, RPD urges them to contact Detective Craig Jacobsen by calling the non-emergency number, 507-328-6800.
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