HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010_07_20_Rape Investigation
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE Greg Williamson, Chief of Police ________________________________________________________________________ Contact: Sergeant Mary DeGeare Public
Information Officer 661-326-3803 mdegeare@Bakersfieldpd.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2010 The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating a rape and attempt murder which occurred
in the area of 24th Street and Oak Street. A female victim reported on 7/19/10, at about 7:40 p.m., she returned home and as she was entering her apartment she was confronted by two
male suspects who forced her inside her apartment at knife point and forcibly raped her. The suspects then choked her unconscious and fled. Victim regained consciousness and called 911.
Officers responded and found her inside the apartment. The suspects were not located. Statements made to the victim during the offense suggest that she was not a randomly selected victim.
The suspects are described as follows: Hispanic male 30’s, 5’9”-6’1” tall, 200 pounds, black short hair and unshaven, wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans, having a one inch wide surgical
scar on his lower chest extending to his belly button and a heavy Spanish accent. Hispanic male 20’s, 5’9” tall, 180 pounds, dark brown hair, thin build, unshaven, wearing a t shirt
with red and blue vertical stripes and dark blue or black jeans. Anyone with information regarding this crime is urged to call Detective Lance O’Nesky at 326-3557.