Crime & Safety
Prospect Park Attacker Sexually Assaults Woman, Cops Say
Police are looking for the man who attacked a 59-year-old woman in the Prospect Park Parade Grounds Sunday morning.

PROSPECT PARK, BROOKLYN -- Police are looking for the man who sexually assaulted the women he grabbed by the throat inside the Prospect Park Parade Ground Sunday morning.
The 59-year-old woman was attacked near Parkside Avenue and Parade Place at about 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 18, police said.
An unidentified man snuck up behind her, pulled her into a parked car, pulled out a knife and assaulted her, said police.
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The woman has since been treated at an area hospital and cops were still looking for her attacker as of Monday afternoon, police said.
The suspect stands about 5-foot 8-inches tall, weighs about 180 pounds and was last seen wearing a gray jogging suit, black jacket and white sneakers, said police.
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NYPD's Brooklyn Special Victims Squad will investigate and anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police.
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