Crime & Safety

Brooklyn Man Arrested For Little Neck Home Invasion, Assault

Police arrested a Brooklyn man in connection with a violent home invasion in Little Neck on May 4.

LITTLE NECK, QUEENS — Police arrested a Brooklyn man in connection with a violent home invasion in Little Neck earlier this month.

Bed-Stuy resident Brandon Daniels, 24, faces charges of attempted rape, sexual abuse, robbery and assault in connection with the May 4 incident, when two armed men sexually assaulted and robbed a woman in her Little Neck home.

The 34-year-old woman was leaving her home near 251st Street and 57th Avenue when the men, one brandishing a gun, forced their way into the house.

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The men each sexually assaulted the woman and stole nearly $10,000 in cash, according to police. The woman went to a local hospital in stable condition.

The two men fled with an accomplice in a light-colored four-door sedan and a light-colored Mercedes Benz E-Class.

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The police investigation is ongoing.

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