The man who raped and robbed a woman in a park in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx is being sought by the police.
As Christina Fan of CBS2 reports, photographs of the suspect and descriptions of his horrible crime are posted outside of St. Mary’s Park, a normally peaceful refuge packed with dog walkers, families, and school kids.
A 38-year-old woman was violently raped at knifepoint and then robbed, according to the police, somewhere within the park.
Tuesday at 8:30 a.m., a brief surveillance video appears to show the suspect waiting near a building near Beach Terrace and Beekman Avenue.
When she walked outside, he reportedly confronted her with a knife, forced her into the park, sexually assaulted her, and then used her bank card card to make a $3 purchase at a local deli.
Families find it even more troubling that police regularly patrol the area due to the prevalence of other crimes.
Call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA if you have any information (74782). You can also submit tips via their website or direct message on @NYPDTips’ Twitter account. All calls are kept confidential.
