Police Arrest Man Suspected Of Posing As Uber Driver To Kidnap, Rape Woman
A man suspected of posing as an Uber driver, luring a woman into his SUV in the Westlake District, then choking and raping her is in custody, police said Monday.
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A man suspected of posing as an Uber driver, luring a woman into his SUV in the Westlake District, then choking and raping her is in custody, police said Monday.
Authorities have identified and arrested 30-year-old Enrique Orozco.
An Uber driver accused of rape will make his first court appearance Thursday, and prosecutors say he may have more victims.
A man accused of impersonating a police officer in order to rape at least three women has been arrested, and police believe he may have more victims.
Four verdicts have been reached in the case of a California man charged with raping and kidnapping a 15-year-old girl who later married him, but jurors are at an impasse on a rape count.
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The suspect is currently in custody with a "no bail" status and is due to be arraigned in Bellflower Court on Tuesday.
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A judge was expected Monday to exonerate a man convicted of three rapes after DNA evidence linked the crimes to a serial rapist wanted for assaults dating back two decades.
A 38-year-old youth pastor at a Lake Forest church was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting several women ranging in age from their late teens to early twenties, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
A man suspected in the vicious sexual assault of a woman in Valencia has been charged with raped, and investigators say he may have attacked other women.
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A man whose photograph was publicized in connection with a case of child annoyance is in custody Wednesday on charges of raping a woman he allegedly met on the dating app Tinder.
A UCLA football player has been arrested on suspicion of rape in connection with an attack last year, authorities said Friday.
Police asked Friday for any additional victims of a businessman accused of raping three women to come forward.
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A 19-year-old masseur was charged Tuesday to sexually assaulting a woman in her 70s in her Huntington Beach apartment.
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Samy Hakim, 58, Anaheim, is charged with one felony count of rape of an intoxicated person.
The Orange County District Attorney's Office sought the public's help Thursday to identify additional victims of a 54-year-old taxi cab driver who has been charged with raping a customer.
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Glendale police arrested a special education assistant after a student accused him of child sexual abuse.
The FBI arrested a Los Angeles County man for allegedly sending a phony ransom text to Savannah Guthrie's family amid the high-profile search for the "Today" show host's mother.
The California Highway Patrol closed one lane of the southbound I-15 Freeway near Eastvale after a dump truck crashed its trailer into an overpass.
Riverside County installed a new camera system on the 91 Freeway to crack down on carpool lane violators.
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was named the NFL MVP, just edging out four other candidates that included New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, last year's MVP.
Glendale police arrested a special education assistant after a student accused him of child sexual abuse.
The FBI arrested a Los Angeles County man for allegedly sending a phony ransom text to Savannah Guthrie's family amid the high-profile search for the "Today" show host's mother.
The California Highway Patrol closed one lane of the southbound I-15 Freeway near Eastvale after a dump truck crashed its trailer into an overpass.
Riverside County installed a new camera system on the 91 Freeway to crack down on carpool lane violators.
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was named the NFL MVP, just edging out four other candidates that included New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, last year's MVP.
Glendale police arrested a special education assistant after a student accused him of child sexual abuse.
The FBI arrested a Los Angeles County man for allegedly sending a phony ransom text to Savannah Guthrie's family amid the high-profile search for the "Today" show host's mother.
The California Highway Patrol closed one lane of the southbound I-15 Freeway near Eastvale after a dump truck crashed its trailer into an overpass.
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The California Highway Patrol closed one lane of the southbound I-15 Freeway near Eastvale after a dump truck crashed its trailer into an overpass.
Riverside County installed a new camera system on the 91 Freeway to crack down on carpool lane violators.
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President Trump said he is directing all federal law enforcement to be at the "complete disposal" of Savannah Guthrie's family as the search continues for her mother, Nancy Guthrie.
Savannah Guthrie said she and her family were aware of reports of a ransom note and that they are "ready to talk."
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President Trump said he is directing all federal law enforcement to be at the "complete disposal" of Savannah Guthrie's family as the search continues for her mother, Nancy Guthrie.
The Supreme Court declined to block California's new congressional map that could net Democrats five seats in the upcoming midterm elections.
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