Police Search for Rapist in Griffith Park Area
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Police brought in bloodhounds, officers on horseback and even a SWAT team to search for a carjacker who raped a woman after driving 100 miles with her from Riverside County to Griffith Park, authorities said Tuesday.
The carjacking occurred about 1 p.m. Monday in Temecula, and the multiple rapes occurred in the park, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman said.
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