Police Continue Search For Attempted Rapist Of Female Jogger In Prospect Park [Video]

Police continue their search for a man who attempted to who attempted to rape a woman in Prospect Park on Wednesday, April 20.

The 23-year-old woman, who was running inside Prospect Park near Garfield Place around 5:15am on April 20, was approached from behind by an unknown attacker and thrown to the ground. The assailant, who was armed with a knife, threatened to rape the woman but he eventually fled after struggling with her, according to cops.

Police say the victim, who cut her finger during the attack, was then taken to New York Methodist Hospital by EMS.

Police have updated their description, describing the suspect as male, black, 5’10” to 6’0″, 180-190lb, with short hair and a goatee. He was last seen wearing a black sweatsuit.

Cops are still searching for a suspect they believe may be connected to four other attempted rape 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. Police describe the suspect as male, light-skinned, of Indian or Middle Eastern descent, approximately 5’10′” with a thin build, short hair, and short facial hair.

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. Police describe the suspect as male, white, having curly black hair, approximately 20-30 years old, 5’11”, and 180 lb. He was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt and pants

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. Police describe the suspect as male, approximately 25-30 years old, 5’10”-6’0″ tall, and 150-170 lb. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie and black sweatpants.

Incident on Tuesday, July 12
A 30-year-old woman escaped from an attempted rape Tuesday, July 12 at approximately 12:50am near the intersection of Park Place and Vanderbilt Avenue. Police describe the suspect as Hispanic, between 20-30 years old, and approximately 160 lb.

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.