Crime & Safety
Armed Rapist Attacks Woman Behind Truck In East New York, Police Say
An armed rapist attacked a 26-year-old woman in East New York Tuesday morning, police said.
EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — Police are hunting for the man who raped a woman at gunpoint behind a parked truck early Tuesday morning.
The man whipped out a silver gun and forced his 26-year-old victim behind a truck parked near Fountain and Loring avenues around 6:50 a.m., police said.
The man raped her, and after he ran away, the woman called police for help, said an NYPD spokeswoman.
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Emergency responders took the woman to an area hospital in stable condition, said police.
A suspect was arrested in Queens at 11:30 a.m., police said.
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