Police seek help in assault case

Police are asking for help in finding witnesses in a possible sexual assault of teenage girl just outside Issaquah.

Police are asking for help in finding witnesses in a possible sexual assault of teenage girl just outside Issaquah.

The teen was walking along State Route 900 at about 5:30 p.m. Monday when a man picked her up in his blue, mid-sized pickup truck and assaulted her, according to a Washington State Patrol press release.

The suspect drove her to multiple locations, and she was held against her will for about 30 minutes.

The suspect was described as a 5’6″, 19- to 25-year-old hispanic male with a strong accent. He was wearing jeans, dark blue sweatshirt. He had a blue hat and visible sideburns.

The bed of the pickup truck had a blue metal tool box and white wiring on it.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Stacy Moate at 425-401-7746.

 

Celeste Gracey can be reached at 425-391-0363, ext. 5052.