Female joggers reportedly sexually harassed in La Jolla

Three incidents of female joggers being accosted and sexually harassed in or near La Jolla have been reported recently, with police encouraging caution for those out on a run.

According to the San Diego Police Department, two female joggers were grabbed on the behind by another jogger — one at the end of June in the Mount Soledad area and one in late July in the Pacific Beach area. A male suspect was arrested in both cases and later released on bail, police said.

Then a report surfaced on social media describing an event Sept. 3 near the La Jolla Country Club. According to the report, a female jogger was approached by a man in a car who pulled up next to her and “masturbated in front of her from his car.”

The post said police had been contacted, though SDPD Lt. Bryan Brecht told the La Jolla Light that he did not have additional information about the incident.

Brecht advised female joggers to “run with a companion if possible [and] run during daylight hours. If you’re wearing headphones, don’t play music so loud as to not be able to hear what’s occurring around you. Have your cellphone with you in case you are in a situation in which you need to call for help.”

Police blotter

Additional details were unavailable from San Diego police.

Aug. 6

• Petty theft: 1100 block Torrey Pines Road, 3:23 p.m.

Aug. 19

• Felony grand theft: 5400 block La Jolla Boulevard, 10 p.m.

Aug. 23

• Felony shoplifting: 7900 block Girard Avenue, 2:53 p.m.

Aug. 28

• Battery: 8600 block Villa La Jolla Drive, 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 29

• Commercial burglary: 800 block Pearl Street, 5:12 a.m.

Aug. 30

• Shoplifting: 8600 block Villa La Jolla Drive, 8:01 p.m.

Aug. 31

• Commercial burglary: 7400 block La Jolla Boulevard, 4:36 a.m.

• Battery: 1200 block Coast Boulevard, 3:45 p.m.

• Shoplifting: 8800 block Villa La Jolla Drive, 5:57 p.m.

Sept. 1

• Felony vehicle theft: 5100 block La Jolla Boulevard, 1:30 p.m.

• Vehicle break-in/theft: 8200 block Camino del Oro, 6 p.m.

• Felony vehicle theft: 8300 block Gilman Drive, 8 p.m.

Sept. 3

• Battery: 300 block Nautilus Street, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 4

• Felony vandalism: 5500 block La Jolla Boulevard, 12:01 a.m.

• Use/under the influence of a controlled substance: 3200 block La Jolla Village Drive, 5:07 p.m.

• Shoplifting: 8600 block Villa La Jolla Drive, 5:40 p.m. ♦