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Released: September 17, 2011 - Saturday, 04:49 PM

Forcible Rape - Correction

Contact: Sgt. A. PerryPhone: (805) 781-4553Date and time of incident: September 16, 2011 at 11:30 PMPlace of Occurrence: Residence in Vicinity of Ramona Street x 8th Street, Los OsosVictim Information: Not ReleasedSuspect Information: Not AvailableOn 09-17-11 at 1215 hours, a female Los Osos resident reported that she was forcibly raped by a knife wielding perpetrator on the previous evening. The victim claims that while taking out garbage to her curb, an unidentified suspect approached her from behind and while holding a knife to her throat, forced her inside her residence where she was sexually assaulted. The suspect is described as a white male adult, late 20's to early 30's, 5'11"-6'0" tall, clean shaven wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt that partially concealed his face.
Members of the public are encouraged to take precautionary measures while in the vicinity of the assault alleged and to report suspicious activity immediately to the Sheriff's Office. The matter is currently under investigation by Sheriff's Detectives and any relevant information should be reported to investigators at (805) 781-4500. Anonymous tip information can be reported to Crime Stoppers at (805) 549-STOP (7867), by internet at www.slotips.org, or by text messaging "SLOTIPS" plus your message to "CRIMES" (274637).

Correction: CrimeStoppers telephone number is as listed above, prefix 549 instead of 781. Thank you.