SANTA CLARA — Investigators hope that the release of a suspect sketch will help them find a man who stabbed a woman while stealing her cellphone and wallet at Central Park earlier this week, according to Santa Clara police.

The robbery was reported about 9:15 p.m. Tuesday near the pond at the park on Kiely Boulevard and Benton Street. Police say a man stabbed the woman “multiple times” with an unspecified sharp instrument, snatched her belongings, then ran off.

The victim was taken to the hospital where she was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.

In addition to helping produce a sketch, the victim offered a large amount of detail about her assailant: a Latino in his early 20s with a medium-brown complexion and no noticeable accent, about 5 feet 7 inches tall with a thin build, no facial hair, wavy shoulder-length dark brown hair and eyes, sunken cheeks and “obvious” cheek bones, and a thin nose, chin and lips.

The victim said the man’s appearance did not suggest he was transient. He was wearing a light-colored beige hooded sweatshirt with a heavy thread and weave pattern and dark gray or black shiny pants, like basketball warm-up pants. He was described as a possible smoker.

Anyone with information about the case can contact Detective Sgt. Derek Rush at 408-615-4814.

Contact Robert Salonga at 408-920-5002. Follow him at Twitter.com/robertsalonga.