Police Investigating 2 Assaults On Women Along High Line Canal

AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) - Aurora police officers are looking for two suspects in two separate attacks on the High Line Canal Trail. Police say a woman riding her bike with her children was attacked on July 8.

They say a man hit the woman with a 2x4 board on the trail near East 2nd Avenue. They were all able to escape. The woman suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital.

She describes the suspect as a Black man, who stands around 6-feet-tall. He has curly hair and was wearing a red shirt and black shorts.

Police say the second attack happened on Saturday at around 6 a.m. near 1st Avenue and Moline Street. A woman was jogging when a man hit her with a board several times. She was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

She describes the suspect as a Hispanic man in his 20s. He stands about 5-feet-7-inches tall and has an athletic build. He has short black hair with a "high and tight" hairstyle.

Police say he was wearing black clothing, but was later seen wearing a grey sweatshirt and was riding a children's bicycle.

Anyone with more information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

Police are patrolling the area.