That lady is my hero. Kicked the dudes ass and chased him away on his little green bike.

Oh, so "Police caution joggers to only use the trail during daylight hours." This happened at 1:25PM! Kudos to this brave woman!

Good girl, hope you got some DNA from this creep.

""It's definitely an isolated incident for us," she said, "but people should be concerned. We want people to be really vigilant. We're hoping that it doesn't happen again but it certainly could."

Umm...this happends at least once a year and it is a stupid statement that the "Police caution joggers to only use the trail during daylight hours." The afternoon is the daylight hours. I saw more officers out and about on the trail...yeah kind of late for that. I hope the city doesn't cut any police patrols so there is not more of this.

Signed - Daylight Trailer Jogger

Please explain what the difference is between calling the police department's emergency number and calling 911. When should you call one and when should you call the other?

Here we go again: Blame the police for not being there (I actually think there are people out there who think police must be omnipresent) and for making a statement. If the police said nothing, people will complain, if they say something, people complain, it’s a no-win situation for the police. Come on people!! Try to remember that we should focus our frustration at the scumbags who commit such cowardly acts.

Castration is the answer.

Please explain what the difference is between calling the police department's emergency number and calling 911. When should you call one and when should you call the other?

Bob, you call the emergency number if you want help quick! when you call 911 from a cell phone it goes threw a series of towers to a very general 911 operator who has to find the location which she probably isnt familier with and then routes YOUR call accordingly adding considerable time to the response.

The last time we had to call the MV Police for an incident in our complex, they never showed up. Called them directly and left contact info, etc. etc. They never came to our door and never called back. Do I blame them for that? You bet I do.

They need to get that sketch out ASAP and post it along the trail. There are tons of us that use that trail - many of us nearly every day. Someone has to have seen this guy.

Dear City of MV - it's time for closed circuit TV cameras ALONG THE ENTIRE TRAIL. DAY AND NIGHT (infra-red). For personal safety and medical emergencies. Cars have call boxes - we the MV pedestrians want camera and call boxes on our trail too!

-- a frequent trail user

The last time I called the MV police about a suspicious person (who happened to be passing-through and stealing mail packages left on the doorstep) at our complex, they showed up within a minute and a half.
Unfortunately they didn't catch the guy.

Geez people. Yes they know it happened in the daytime. Still, attacking in daylight is pretty brazen, so since they are not going to tell people stop using the trail altogether, they are telling people to be vigilant and that if this can happen in daylight, the night would be even riskier, especially since it gets dark early now and there are more people out around dusk and dark. As for full camera coverage, I would not mind but I think that is extreem for what has happened so far. You would need a LOT of cameras to cover the whole trail with all of its coverage and turns, and then you would have to have someone man all those camera angles all day long. Recordings would be useless if they guy has a hood on. So keep vigilant, and when they get a sketch out look call if you have any info.

To the woman who not only fought back, but cared enough about other women (and children) to actually report it: BRAVO! Thank you! Women who report public assaults are themselves frequently subjected to subtle psychological passive-aggressive treatment by a culture so accustomed to believing women deserve less in this world. Women need to stand up to police, friends, family, everyone, and demand equal protection under the law. Or, if we are not to receive equal protection under the law, our tax burden should be modified accordingly. If we aren't protected, we shouldn't pay for protection. If we didn't pay for it, we would know it wasn't there. The way it is, we think we are protected because we pay the same taxes as everyone else. But in reality, we're as protected as illegal aliens, because that's the status of women in america. Apparently, we have rights only if we agree up front to be subordinate and stay where we belong. And for the people who think cameras are a good idea, you just absolutely blow my mind, you really blow my mind. Good grief - it just gets better and better. You really think it makes any difference if it happens on camera? It doesn't change anything - women will still be criticized for being assaulted - it will just be an assault on camera, which people would watch on youtube and tsk tsk the woman for being anywhere without explicit permission.