$1,000 Reward Offered in Rape at Laundry

Oxnard police are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a rapist who attacked a 60-year-old woman and left her bound and gagged at a coin-operated laundry.

The woman was alone in the laundry at 150 E. Channel Islands Blvd. about 9:30 p.m. Feb. 22 when a man held a screwdriver to her neck and forced her into a back room, where he raped and robbed her.

She was discovered, bound and gagged, about an hour after the assault.

Police are looking for a black man about 5 feet, 8 inches tall in his late 20s with a thin build. He wore a dark mask over his face and dark clothes, officials said.

Anyone with information is asked to call 385-7606. Callers may remain anonymous.