The SAPD is looking for a man suspected of rape in DTSA

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Detectives Request Media And Community Assistance In Locating Wanted Suspect In Attempted Rape Case

Suspect: Gildardo Cortez Martinez (29) believed to be in Orange County area

Synopsis: On 05/21/2017, at 3:34 a.m. , a 25 year-old victim was walking northbound on Broadway Street where she was pulled down the stairwell to the Copper Door and was sexually assaulted. The above suspect has been identified through evidence collected at the scene, as Gildardo Cortez Martinez (29). Martinez has an outstanding warrant for driving under the influence.

Gildardo Cortez Martinez

Description: Male Hispanic, 29 years old, 5’08”,180 lbs., brown hair, brown eyes, thin build, short black hair, mustache, medium complexion

Location of Occurrence: 225 N. Broadway Street, stairwell to the Copper Door Bar.

Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of suspect Gildardo Martinez please contact Det. Majors (714) 900-4174 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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