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# Police seek suspect in June 12 downtown alley rape of homeless woman
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/061802-story/
- Published: 2002-06-18T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:20:47.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Crime, Downtown, #archive-import, Homeless

*By Daily Press staff*

An apparent homeless woman was reportedly raped last week while she was sleeping in a downtown alley.

On June 12, at about 2 a.m., Santa Monica Police responded to the 1600 block of 7th Street regarding a sexual assault. The victim told police she was sleeping in the 1500 block in alley four when she was awakened by the suspect who displayed a weapon and forcibly raped her.

The suspect is described as a white male, 38-40 years old, 5-11, 180-200 lbs, with short hair or balding on top with slight hair around the ears. The suspect was wearing dark shorts and carrying a dark backpack.

If you have any information regarding this incident, contact Det. Brucker at (310) 458-8937, or Sgt. Camarena at (310) 458-8962, or the watch commander office (24 hours) at (310) 458-8426.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 18, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/061802.pdf?ref=smdp.com)