The SAPD is looking for a suspect who kidnapped and raped a woman near Willowick Golf Course

WANTED SUSPECT: Oscar Vela (26)

Description: Male, 5’07”, 160lbs, black hair, brown eyes

Location: 1000 block of N. Bewley, Santa Ana

On 12/24/2017 at approximately 5:27 AM, Oscar Vela and an unknown male suspect kidnapped the victim from the area of 11th & Bewley.

The other suspect drove the vehicle (dark colored Nissan SUV) several blocks then parked in a residential area.

Vela then raped, inflicted several facial injuries and robbed victim of money and property before she was able to escape.

A $1,000,000 arrest warrant has been issued for suspect Vela. Anyone with information on Vela’s whereabouts is asked to please contact Detective J. Gallardo at jgallardo@santa-ana.org / (714) 245-8378.

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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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