Crime & Safety
No Trace of Girl Or Suspect After Moraga Assault Report
An extensive search by Moraga and Lafayette police does not turn up a man reportedly seen assaulting a young girl in Moraga Thursday.
Police from Moraga and Lafayette responded to a report of a young girl being assaulted by an older man on the path between Camino Pablo and Kazar Court in Moraga Thursday - but were unable to find either the suspect or the girl.
In a prepared release, Chief Robert Priebe said the incident was reported at 10:30 a.m. when a 12-year-old boy walking home on Camino Pablo spotted an 11-year-old girl being pinned against a fence by a 20-year-old man.
The girl was described as having brown shoulder length hair. She was wearing an orange tie-dye t-shirt and shorts of a reddish color and had two small dogs on a leash with her. The man was described as having brown hair, brown goatee, and was wearing a dark plaid jacket and gray pants.
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An extensive area check was conducted by Moraga police with support from Lafayette units but neither the girl or the older man was located.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Moraga Police Department at 925.284.5010.
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