RANCHO SANTA FE — Detectives were investigating a reported battery after a man allegedly grabbed a female hotel employee in the parking lot of the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, authorities said.
Deputies responded shortly after noon Tuesday to the hotel in the 5900 block of Linea Del Cielo, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said an unidentified man approached the employee and grabbed her arm. She managed to pull away and run inside to call for help.
Deputies searched the surrounding area with assistance from the sheriff’s ASTREA helicopter but were unable to locate the suspect, the agency said.
Authorities described the suspect as a 60-year-old White man with white hair. He was last seen wearing a light blue polo shirt and khaki shorts.
Sheriff’s officials said the incident appeared to be isolated, with no indication of an ongoing threat to the public.
Anyone with information about the incident or the suspect is asked to call the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office at 858-868-3200. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
