***UPDATE***
Today, 2/16/2012 at 1036 Hrs Officers from the Chico Police Department’s TARGET team received a tip regarding wanted subject Lawrence Sierengowski. He was reported to be at Community Park on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Officers responded and located him near the south end of the park. He was taken into custody without incident and later booked into the Butte County Jail Domestic Violence charges. Original press release follows:

Type of Incident: Domestic Violence assault. (Wanted person.)
Case no: 12-0880
Date/time: 2/6/12 1120 hrs
Location: Community Park. 1900 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
Suspect: Sierengowski, Lawrence J
Age: 54. Transient, Chico area. May be on a bicycle.
6’04”, 210 lbs, brown hair, green eyes.
Victim: Adult female, transient. Chico area.
Charges: 273.5 PC- Domestic Violence- Felony

Case summary:

On 2/06/2012 at 1120 hrs, Chico Police Officer Terry Moore was dispatched to Enloe Hospital regarding a report of a woman who had been assaulted. On arrival, he contacted the victim who related the following:

The victim told Officer Moore that she had been the victim of several incidents of domestic violence at the hands of her boyfriend, Lawrence Sierengowski. The victim and Sierengowski are homeless and frequently spend time in the area of Community Park on MLK Jr. Blvd. Over the past several weeks, the victim reported that she was physically assaulted by Sierengowski multiple times. The most recent incident took place on either February 1st or February 2nd in the Community Park at an unknown time. The victim reported that the suspect was drunk and angry. He grabbed her and threw her to the ground where he punched and kicked her several times. Other nearby transients pulled him off and helped the victim get away from him. She went to stay with a friend but did not immediately seek medical attention.

On 12/06/2012 the victim intended to seek help from Catalyst Domestic Violence Services and was walking to their offices when she collapsed on the street and was transported to the hospital by ambulance. The victim’s injuries are very significant and include multiple rib fractures and possible internal injuries in addition to bruises and contusions.

Police have been unable to find Lawrence Sierengowsk and are releasing his photo in the hopes that it will assist in locating him. He is considered armed and dangerous as witnesses report that he frequently carries a box cutter. He frequents the area of Community Park and south Chico. Anyone with information about Mr. Sierengowski’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Chico Police Department at 895-4911.