The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, September 10, 1995             TAG: 9509080209
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN              PAGE: 21   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   29 lines

CRIME LINE

Detective R.L. Ross asks your help in finding the persons responsible for the rape and beating of a North Carolina woman Aug. 21.

At about 4:30 p.m., the 31-year-old woman was robbed of a small amount of money and taken to the 500 block of Ockawaha Avenue, where she was raped, severely beaten and kicked by two men.

She was later hospitalized and is recovering from her injuries.

The suspects were described as follows: a black male, 18-to-22-years old, with brown eyes and black hair, wearing a blue, hooded sweatshirt and jeans; the other, 18-to-22-years-old, light skinned, with brown eyes and black hair, wearing a white ball cap, dark shirt and jeans.

If you have information concerning this crime, call Suffolk Crime Line at 539-1222. If the information you provide leads to an arrest, you may receive a cash reward of up to $1,000.

When calling Crime Line, you do not have to give your name. Nor must you testify in court on information you provide.

KEYWORDS: RAPE ASSAULT by CNB