This walkway by the Lasker Pool on East Drive near 106th Street in Central Park in New York City is where an attempted rape took place Friday. Saul Alvarez attacked a 29-year-old female jogger from behind by Lasker Pool police say. A passerby heard the cry and called 911 as he tended to the frantic woman, sources said. The jogger was taken to a local hospital, where she was treated for trauma and a cut to the right side of her face. (Photo: Christie M Farriella for New York Daily News)
A 18-year-old woman was raped on Thurdsay in Crotona Park In the Bronx.
Manhattan
A 21-year-old man was arrested after he tried to rape a jogger in Central Park, cops said Saturday, according to the New York Daily News.
Saul Alvarez attacked the 29-year-old woman from behind as she was jogging by Lasker Pool near the park’s East Drive at E. 106th St. at about 10:45 p.m. Friday, police said.
Alvarez cupped his hand around the woman’s mouth as he tried to drag her off the path — but the woman managed to break free and yelled for help, sources said.
A passerby heard the cry and called 911 as he tended to the frantic woman, sources said. The woman gave a description of the attacker to cops, who found Alvarez nearby a short time later, sources said.
The jogger was taken to a local hospital, where she was treated for trauma and a cut to the right side of her face.
Alvarez was to be arraigned Saturday on charges that included attempted rape.
Locals said they usually avoided the park when the sun goes down.
“I would never come in the park after dark, especially if I’m by myself,” said Veronica Arndorfer. “I would rather go around the park at night than walk through it."
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