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Visalia Police Seek Public’s Help in Sexual Assault Investigation
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By Anthony W. Haddad
Published 2 months ago on
June 22, 2025

Visalia police are investigating multiple sexual assaults reported early Saturday, June 21, 2025, and are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect described as a Hispanic man in his 20s with facial injuries. (GV Wire Composite/Paul Marshall)

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Police in Visalia are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect believed to be connected to multiple sexual assaults reported early Saturday morning.

Officers were dispatched around dawn to the area of Locust Street and Northwest 1st Avenue for a medical aid call requiring police assistance.

They discovered a victim who had been sexually assaulted, police said.

As the investigation continued, officers located two more victims near Oval Park. Visalia Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit has taken over the investigation.

Authorities descripted the suspect as a Hispanic man in his 20s, approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall, with a thin build, clean-shaven face, and brown eyes.

Police said the suspect may have visible facial injuries sustained during one of the assaults.

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Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact VPD Dispatch at (559) 734-8116 or call the anonymous tip line at (559) 713-4738.

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Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and attended Fresno State for a MBA, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.

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