CORONA: Officials investigating late night attack after woman hospitalized

CORONA –Authorities in Corona are warning the public about the dangers of walking alone at night after a woman was attacked while out walking, late Sunday evening, July 29. Although the victim managed to fight off and escape her attacker, she was later hospitalized with minor injuries related to the assault.

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Corona PD and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the area of Griffin Way and Richey St., in Corona around 11 p.m., after receiving a 911 call reporting the attack.

Officers who investigated the incident learned the Corona resident was out for an evening walk along the north side of Griffin Way when she was approached by a black male adult who asked her if she knew what time it was.

“Unexpectedly, the male began physically assaulting the female,” Corona PD said in a social media release after the attack. “As she screamed for help, she began to fight back and enabled her escape.”

The victim was unable to identify the suspect according to officials and the police department has not received reports of any similar incidents within the city.

Officials used the opportunity to remind the community that when walking at night they should stay on well-lit paths or walk with others and to immediately report any suspicious activity.

Corona PD’s investigation is ongoing.

 

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Trevor Montgomery, 47, recently moved to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for several other news organizations, including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, The Valley Chronicle and Anza Valley Outlook, as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and The Mountain Echo in Shasta County.

Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with other locations.