Police have released a sketch of the suspect (Hemet Police Department) |
HEMET, Calif. ( KTLA) -- Hemet police are searching for a man suspected of kidnapping, raping and stabbing a 17-year-old girl.
The victim, who lived out of town, was visiting friends and family when the man pulled up next to her in a pickup truck on Florida Ave. and Lyon St. around 2 p.m. Sunday, according to Hemet police Lt. Duane Wisehart.
The man offered to give her a ride and then drove the girl to an unincorporated area of Valle Vista where he raped her in the truck, Wisehart said.
When the girl fought back, the suspect stabbed her and pushed her out of the truck.
A neighbor later found the wounded girl and called for help.
Police do not believe the girl knew her attacker. The suspect is described as a man in his 30s, about 5 feet 4 inches tall, 160 pounds, clean shaven with short, slicked-black hair. The girl told police he spoke English with a thick Spanish accent.
He was said to be driving a white 1993 Ford Ranger pickup which may have sustained front-end damage when it sped away.
Anyone with information in the attack is asked to call Hemet police at (951) 765-2400.
The victim, who lived out of town, was visiting friends and family when the man pulled up next to her in a pickup truck on Florida Ave. and Lyon St. around 2 p.m. Sunday, according to Hemet police Lt. Duane Wisehart.
The man offered to give her a ride and then drove the girl to an unincorporated area of Valle Vista where he raped her in the truck, Wisehart said.
When the girl fought back, the suspect stabbed her and pushed her out of the truck.
A neighbor later found the wounded girl and called for help.
Police do not believe the girl knew her attacker. The suspect is described as a man in his 30s, about 5 feet 4 inches tall, 160 pounds, clean shaven with short, slicked-black hair. The girl told police he spoke English with a thick Spanish accent.
He was said to be driving a white 1993 Ford Ranger pickup which may have sustained front-end damage when it sped away.
Anyone with information in the attack is asked to call Hemet police at (951) 765-2400.
