Man Sought in Rape Near UCLA Campus
Police are looking for a man who kidnapped and raped a woman near UCLA early Thursday.
The victim was returning to her car, parked near an alley behind Gayley Avenue about 1:30 a.m., said Officer Charlotte Broughton.
The attacker entered through the unlocked passenger side, hit her repeatedly and got behind the wheel, Broughton said. He drove to an undisclosed location, where he sexually assaulted her in the car.
He continued driving, but the woman escaped and ran into a mini-mart near Gayley and Le Conte avenues, just south of the UCLA campus, Broughton said. When the suspect chased the woman into the store, a security surveillance camera captured it on videotape.
The suspect is described as an African American between 25 and 30 years old, 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall and between 180 and 190 pounds. His hair was in four cornrows, and he had a light mustache and beard.
The woman’s brown Cadillac has not been found, police said.
Anyone with more information is urged to call Det. Valerie Cardot at (310) 575-8441 during business hours or West Los Angeles Patrol at 575-8404 after hours.
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