Man Wanted For Attempted Rape On Church Avenue

The police are looking for a man they say attempted to rape a woman in front of 58 Church Avenue, near Dahill Road, earlier this week.

Cops say the suspect approached a 20-year-old woman on Monday, August 17 at about 5am and grabbed her from behind. The man put one hand over the woman’s mouth, then grabbed her inappropriately and pushed her to the ground, police say, but then the victim pushed the man off and he fled the scene.

Police describe the suspect as a Hispanic man between the ages of 25 and 30, about 5’6″ tall, and with shoulder length hair.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call the NYPD’s crime stoppers hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the crime stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.