Crime & Safety
Woman Raped At Knifepoint Near Crown Heights Park: Cops
The 19-year-old was walking a few blocks from Lincoln Terrace Park when the man grabbed her and held a knife to her throat, police said.
CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Cops are searching for the man who raped a woman at knifepoint in a midnight attack in Crown Heights this week.
The man grabbed the 19-year-old woman from behind as she was walking near East New York and Ralph avenues around 12:15 a.m. on Monday, police said.
The attacker put a kitchen knife to the woman's throat and threatened to kill her if she resisted. He then led her into a building at 672 Ralph Ave., where he raped her, police said.
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The woman was taken to Kings County Hospital, where she was treated and released. The man fled on foot after the attack, police said.
Police caught the man on surveillance video walking before the incident on Ralph Avenue and after the incident on Sutter Avenue:
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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website atWWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
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