Police Search for Possible Westminster Rapist

Police in the Westminster area are following up on a report from a 45-year-old woman who said she was beaten unconscious during an attempted rape.

According to authorities, the alleged incident took place early Wednesday morning on Main Street between Hoover and Olive Streets.

Police, who say the suspect's sketch draws similarities to a sketch of another suspect in two reported assaults on women last summer, report the suspect in this incident kidnapped the woman and threw her into his vehicle. The woman escaped, but was again grabbed and then reportedly attacked in a bushy area.

The attacker is described as a white or Latino man, about 20 to 25 years of age, with a thin build and dark hair.

Anyone with information on these attacks can call Westminster police detectives at (714) 898-3315, ext. 336 or 340.

Arrest Made in Rape of 15-Year-Old Female

Police in Montclair have arrested a 13-year-old boy on suspicion that he raped a 15-year-old girl late last month.

According to police, the female was walking home on the evening of July 27 when she was grabbed, pulled into an alley and raped. The victim gave police a description of the suspect, who was later apprehended.

The victim's brother reportedly recognized the suspect from a police drawing, located him and called police.

The suspect, whose name was not provided due to his age, was booked into a juvenile detention facility.

SoCal Teen Pleads Guilty to Rape of 15-Year-Old

Authorities announced on Tuesday that one of two teenage boys accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl found unconscious in a San Fernando Valley park in May has pled guilty to a pair of felony rape counts.

The 15-year-old boy admitted to raping the girl by use of drugs and rape of an unconscious person. He was sentenced to six months at a state youth authority camp, with three felony counts dismissed in the case.

The other individual, a 16-year-old boy, pled guilty in June to a sexual battery charge and will be sentenced in August.

According to authorities, the girl was reportedly drinking with friends and was discovered passed out in a men's bathroom at a Chatsworth park. Two other female teens were also found passed out, but were not assaulted.

Binge Drinking Factors Into San Diego Rapes

Police in San Diego are looking into what they say isan increased number of rapes involving young women who take part in binge drinking and leave themselves vulnerable to men.

While others crimes in the city have decreased, police say attacks on women who have had too much to drink is one element as to why rapes have increased.

The number of rapes increased by 38 percent during the first six months of 2008 in comparison with the same period last year, from 129 to 178, according to recent crime statistics.

Women also apparently know their attacker in many cases. Stranger rapes are reportedly less than 10 percent of the attacks against women.

Former Rams Kicker Arrested on Rape Charges

A former NFL kicker with the Los Angeles Rams is in trouble with the law.

Los Angeles County prosecutors charged Tony Zendejas with drugging and raping a female customer of his Pomona sports bar in January. Zendejas, 48, was arrested on felony warrants early Thursday at his Yorba Linda home.

He is charged with one count each of rape by use of drugs, rape of an unconscious person, sodomy by anesthesia or controlled substance and sodomy of an unconscious victim.

Bail was set at $260,000 for Zendejas, who also played for the Atlanta Falcons, Houston Oilers and San Francisco 49ers during his 15-year career.