Fayetteville police investigating sexual assault

A woman told investigators that she had run out of gas and was walking back to her car in the 1200 block of Bragg Boulevard when a man in a blue Toyota Tacoma got out of the truck and assaulted her at knifepoint.

Police released a vague description of a man who was about 5 feet 10 inches tall, had a beard and was wearing a dark ski mask.

Anyone with information that could help police is asked to contact the Fayetteville Police Department at 910-433-1856 or Crime Stoppers at 910-483-8477.