Crime & Safety
Prospect Heights Woman Fights Off Would-Be Rapist, Cops Say
Police are looking for the man who tackled and sexually abused a woman in her Prospect Heights building Sunday, police said.
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A Prospect Heights woman fought off the man who asked her for a light then followed her into her apartment and sexually abused her, police said.
The 27-year-old woman stood at her front door near Underhill Avenue and St. John's Place at about 11:45 p.m. Sunday when a stranger asked to use her lighter, police said.
She gave him a light and tried to go inside, but he followed her into the hallway, shoved her to the ground and abused her in the hallway, said police.
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The woman managed to fight off her attacker, who ran away, and she was treated by emergency responders, police said.
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Police are now looking for a man who stands about 5-foot 7-inches tall, weighs about 200 pounds and was last seen wearing a hoodie, Adidas track pants and black sneakers.
Anyone with information about this attack is asked to contact police.
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