Rape suspect sought after reported attack in Maywood

MAYWOOD (CNS / FOX 11) - Investigators on Thursday released the name of a man suspected of raping a woman over the weekend in Maywood.

He was identified as 28-year-old Salvador Martinez of Maywood, according to the Sheriff's Information Bureau.

The victim, who is between 30 and 40 years old, was attacked between midnight and 4 a.m. Sunday in her home in the 3600 block of Maywood Avenue, according to Sgt. Betty Lascano of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Special Victims Bureau.

The woman was home alone when the attack occurred, Lascano said.

Anyone with information about the suspect was urged to call their local law enforcement agency or the Sheriff's Special Victims Bureau hotline at (877) 710-5273.

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