The Long Beach Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a suspect connected to two separate assaults in under three hours.
According to an LBPD release, the first assault with a deadly weapon occurred on Thursday at 9:47 a.m. near 21st Street and Locust Avenue and involved a woman and a child in a stroller.
“The unknown male subject struck the victim with an unknown object,” law enforcement officials said. “The child was not injured.”
The second assault with a deadly weapon occurred at 12:27 p.m. near 21st and Pine Avenue, authorities said, just two blocks away from the scene of the first assault.
“Preliminary investigation indicates the victim walked past the unknown suspect when he struck the victim with an unknown object,” the LBPD release confirmed.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic man in his mid-20s who stands between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 7 inches.
He has a “peach fuzz moustache” and was seen wearing a white hat with a turquoise sweater over a black hoodie, blue pants and white and black tennis shoes.
In addition, he was also seen carrying a black bag hanging from his chest with shoulder straps around his neck, police said.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Long Beach Police Department Violent Crime detectives at 562-570-7250.
