Crime & Safety
Suspected Rapist Sought By Long Beach Police
Police are searching for a man suspected of raping a woman in a Long Beach alleyway.

LONG BEACH, CA — Police are seeking the public's help in finding a man suspected of raping a woman in a Long Beach alleyway on Wednesday.
According to the Long Beach Police Department, the incident happened at about 1 a.m. near 10th Street and Pacific Avenue. The victim told police she was walking near an alley when the suspect approached her and sexually assaulted her.
The suspect reportedly fled the scene on foot heading northbound on pacific Avenue, police said.
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Investigators believe the same man assaulted another woman later that morning at about 9 a.m. in the 1200 block of Long Beach Boulevard.
LBPD described the suspect as a 25 to 30-year-old Black man with medium-length dreadlocks and facial hair.
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Anyone who may have additional information about the incident was urged to contact LBPD Sex Crimes unit at 562-570-7368.
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