San Diego police and Crime Stoppers are asking the public for help identifying a man suspected of inappropriately touching a 5-year-old child near Lifeguard Tower 13 at Belmont Park in Mission Beach. The incident reportedly happened around 3 p.m. on November 4, in the area of the popular beachside amusement park at 3100 Ocean Front Walk.
According to FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News, both the San Diego Police Department and Crime Stoppers put out the call for tips in hopes of identifying and locating the man. Per law enforcement, he allegedly touched the child inappropriately at the oceanfront landmark, though no arrest or further case update has been reported.
What the Suspect Looks Like
Investigators describe the suspect as a white man around 60 years old, roughly 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 150 pounds, with short white hair and a dark tan, according to law enforcement. He was last seen wearing black sunglasses and a green tank top, the report states. No name or further identifying information has been released.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 888-580-8477 or the SDPD Child Abuse Unit at 619-531-2260. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest in the case, the station's report notes.
A Separate Case From 2022 Offered the Same Reward
This isn't the first time San Diego County Crime Stoppers has offered a $1,000 reward in a case involving an unidentified suspect. In August 2022, Crime Stoppers and the SDPD's Sex Crimes Unit sought help identifying a man wanted for kidnapping and sexual assault after a 24-year-old woman was attacked while walking alone near the 1400 block of Pacific Beach Drive, according to a release from sdcrimestoppers.org. That release stated the agencies were “asking for assistance from the public to help identify and locate an unidentified suspect wanted for kidnapping and sexual assault,” and it listed the same anonymous tip line, 888-580-8477, for anyone with information.
No arrest or identification has been confirmed in either case as of now. Anyone who may have witnessed the November 4 incident near Belmont Park, or who recognizes the man described by investigators, is encouraged to come forward through the tip lines listed above.
