Crime & Safety
North County Woman Wakes to Find Prowler Covering Her Mouth
The woman was attacked Friday morning after her husband left for work.
A woman awoke in her home near the Center City Golf Course today to find her mouth covered by the hand of a strange man, who fled moments later when her dog went after him, police reported.
The 36-year-old victim was accosted by the prowler at her house in the 500 block of Vine Street in Oceanside about 6:15 a.m., just after her husband left for work, Oceanside police Lt. Valencia Saadat said.
The woman's dog then confronted the man, prompting him to flee.
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The resident, who was uninjured, described the intruder as a clean- shaven, short-haired man, possibly in his 30s. There were no signs of forced entry to the residence, Saadat said.
—City News Service
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