GIRL, 15, RAPED IN SIMI; POLICE LINK ASSAULT TO FIVE EARLIER CASES.Byline: Douglas Clark
Douglas Clark (born 1942) is an English poet. Clark was born in Darlington, County Durham, England, to Scottish parents in 1942. Daily News Staff Writer A 15-year-old girl was raped in her home by a knife-wielding intruder in what police said Monday might be the sixth such sexual assault since September 1996. The assailant, described only as in his 20s, entered the unlocked home near Tapo Canyon Road and Cochran Street shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday, and attacked the girl while her family slept nearby, police said. A search by police, including K-9 units and a sheriff's helicopter, failed to locate the intruder, who fled on foot. Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. Police Chief Randy Adams said Monday that Sunday's attack is similar to at least five previous incidents under investigation. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. reports in the prior cases, the assailant entered homes through an unlocked door or window. ``There are certain similarities, and certain dissimilarities. All that has to be evaluated before detectives can make a determination that there is a link,'' he said. With the help of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice charged with investigating all violations of federal laws except those assigned to some other federal agency. and the California Department of Justice, Simi Valley police developed a profile last year describing probable physical and emotional characteristics of the assailant. According to the profile, the man is white, in his early to late 20s, and probably a loner loner Psychiatry A single young man estranged from society and family, who suffers from psychogenic pain, and tends to live 'on the edge', vacillating between aggression and depression; loners often have unrealistic goals, but are unable to work towards those goals who is quiet, shy and would not be viewed by acquaintances as a sex offender sex offender n. generic term for all persons convicted of crimes involving sex, including rape, molestation, sexual harassment and pornography production or distribution. . He has been unsuccessful in long-term relationships with women his age, and he might live with someone on whom he is financially dependent. While not accountable for his time during the late night and early morning, he probably has daytime commitments to friends, family, school or a job, the profile said. And while the offender could have a criminal record - including peeping, obscene phone calls and indecent exposure indecent exposure n. the crime of displaying one's genitalia to one or more other people in a public place, usually with the apparent intent to shock the unsuspecting viewer and give the exposer a sexual charge. - he will follow the investigations and speculate about the crimes, never openly confessing his involvement. ``It's hard to know what motivates a person like this,'' Adams said. ``And no two crimes are absolutely identical. But if there are enough likenesses, we'll try to link them.'' Although Simi Valley has been identified by the FBI as the nation's safest city, police said residents still need to lock their doors, use window shades and take other precautions to remain secure. ``We're the safest city statistically, but we're not immune to crime,'' Adams said. ``It's nice to think of this as a rural community where you can leave your doors and windows Doors and Windows is a multimedia disk by the Irish band The Cranberries. Track listing
Before Sunday's crime, there were four other assaults and one rape. The victims were all 18 to 23 years old. The rape occurred Sept. 2, 1996, when a woman was attacked by an intruder while her family slept nearby. On Sept. 26, 1996, an attempted rape was reported by another woman. On Jan. 14, 1997, a 21-year-old woman awakened about 3:35 a.m. when a man placed his hand over her mouth and tried to assault her. The woman resisted and the attacker fled. Following a June 14 sexual assault, police announced that they were seeking a single suspect. No details of that crime were available. On Oct. 25, a 15-year-old girl was assaulted when a man entered the unlocked door of a residence near Sequoia and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. avenues about 3:30 a.m. The man, who tried to abduct abduct /ab·duct/ (ab-dukt´) to draw away from the median plane, or (the digits) from the axial line of a limb.abdu´cent ab·duct v. the girl, fled when her screams awakened family members. Police now suspect that a June 1996 break-in, in which an intruder was chased off by a young woman, might be linked to the assailant. ``There are enough similarities to make it believe that it's related,'' said Sgt. Andy McCluskey. Angela Lawson, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most supervisor for the Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, said California Department of Justice figures show there were 12 rapes in Simi Valley in 1995, with 171 throughout Ventura County. In 1996, there were 12 rapes in Simi Valley, while 148 rapes occurred countywide. No figures were available for 1997. ``A rape not only affects the person it happened to, it affects the people related to that person,'' Lawson said. ``We counsel all of them.'' |
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