No Arrests Made In 3 Local Attempted Rapes; New Incident Reported In Nearby Prospect Heights
With the neighborhood still shaken by three attempted rapes which have taken place over the last eight weeks, another incident has been reported in nearby Prospect Heights, just north of Grand Army Plaza.
A woman was the victim of an attempted rape on Tuesday, July 12 at approximately 12:50am, the Daily News reported. The incident took place near the intersection of Park Place and Vanderbilt Avenue.
The victim was walking down Park Place while speaking on her cellphone when the suspect grabbed her shoulders. Officials say the woman fell to the ground after “she turned around to confront the attacker,” according to the Daily News.
The suspect jumped on top of her and tried to pull off her underwear. The victim began to scream, and the suspect ran off.
Police describe the suspect as Hispanic, between 20-30 years old, and approximately 160 lb.
Police report the following three neighborhood incidents are still under investigation, and suspects have not yet been located in the following cases:
Incident on Sunday, May 22
A 21-year-old woman escaped from an attempted rape Sunday, May 22 at approximately 3:30am near the intersection of 7th Avenue and 2nd Street. Police released a sketch of the suspect as well as a photo of the dark-colored 4-door Acura the suspect fled in after the incident.
Footage of incident on Sunday, June 26. Please note the footage includes graphic content. (Video via NYPD)
Incident on Sunday, June 26
A 34-year-old woman escaped from an attempted rape Sunday, June 26 at approximately 3:50am in front of 586 16th Street. Cops released new images four days after the event.
Footage of suspect from Saturday, July 2 incident. (Video via NYPD)
Incident on Saturday, July 2
A 23-year-old woman escaped from an attempted rape Saturday, July 2 at approximately 4:40am in the vicinity of 7th Ave and Garfield Place.
We encourage you to provide any information you may have on these cases to Crime Stoppers. A man responsible for at lease five attacks on elderly women was arrested in late April because of a tip by a witness to Crime Stoppers.
Park Slope Stoop has recently been contacted by neighbors who believe they have information connected to these incidents. While we appreciate the information, we strongly recommend witnesses contact Crime Stoppers. That said, we will do all we can to assist with any information we receive.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting your tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Police say all calls are confidential.