Stabbing reported in Valinda

VALINDA -- A man suffered cuts to his head in a knife attack Wednesday, officials said.

A local man in his mid-20s was standing in a driveway in the 17100 block of Francisquito Avenue in the unincorporated county area of Valinda just before 8 p.m. when he was approached by another young man, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Douglas Creighton said.

The man asked the victim "what he was looking at" before slicing him twice in the head with a pocket knife, the sergeant said. The injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.

The attacker fled to a nearby SUV after the wounded victim's girlfriend used pepper spray to defend him, he said.

The suspect was described as a Latino man in his mid-20s, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and 180 pounds. He had a shaved head and mustache, a white T-shirt and blue jean shorts.

Authorities said he got into a dull-red, two-door Ford Explorer, which was being driven by a woman. No further description of her was available.

Also inside the SUV was another Latino man in his mid-20s, about 5 feet 11 inches tall and 160 pounds, Creighton said. He had light brown hair and wore a dark brown shirt.