Jogger, 26 Raped & Robbed In East River Park

Manhattan

Police are investigating the reported rape of a 26-year-old woman in a lower East Side park near the Williamsburg Bridge on Wednesday night.

The woman was jogging in East River Park when she was acosted by a man and dragged to the amphitheater in the park near Jackson Street, around 7:30 pm.  The woman told police she was raped, and robbed of her cell phone and credit cards, according to law enforcement sources.

The assailant fled on a bicycle.

On July 28th, a 41-year-old woman was raped in the park. 

- Geoffrey Croft

Couple Held Up At Gunpoint In East River Park Robberies

Manhattan

Cops are looking for four robbers believed to be responsible for three thefts in 35 minutes on the Lower East Side, according to the NY Post.   

The gang of two men and two women knocked a ­29-year-old victim to the ground at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday near Cherry and Rutgers streets, authorities said.  The suspects punched the victim and stole his bracelet and $40, police said.  Cops said the goons struck again a half-hour later, pulling a gun on a man and a woman sitting in East River Park.  Neither victim was harmed, but the thieves fled with the woman’s purse, authorities said.  Five minutes later, the group held up an 18-year-old man in the park, snatching the victim’s watch, according to police.  The thieves are believed to be between 18 and 20 years old.

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Police Release Sketch of Suspect Sought In East River Park Sex Attack

Police released a sketch of the man that attacked a 41-year-old woman jogger on the East River Park Promenade behind the baseball fields near Delancey Street late Thursday morning while jogging.

Manhattan

By Geoffrey Croft

Police released a sketch of a man they believe attacked a female jogger on Thursday in broad daylight in East River Park.

The woman,  41, was running along the promenade beside the East River and the baseball fields near Delancey Street, just before noon when she was grabbed from behind and thrown to the ground. 

The attacker attempted to tear off her clothes.  The woman screamed police said and the assailant fled.

The victim was taken to Beth Israel hospital with cuts and bruises.

The attacker is described as a male black, late teens to early 20's wearing a grey sweatshirt and green pants.

Police are searching for the man. No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477). You can also submit a tip by logging onto Crime Stoppers' website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting your tips to CRIMES (274637), then entering TIP577.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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Sketch Of Suspect Released In Attempted Rape On Lower East Side

WCBS - December 28,   2012 

Jogger Fends Off Sex Attack in LES Park: Police, The woman was jogging in East River Park when a man threw her to the ground and tried to remove her clothes,  police said

WNBC -  December 28, 2012 - By Tracie Strahan

Woman Jogger Sexually Assaulted In East River Park

A Walk In The Park - December 27,  2012 - By Geoffrey Croft 

Woman Jogger Sexually Assaulted In East River Park

East River Park Promenade behind the baseball fields  near Delancey Street where a 41-year-old woman was allegedly attacked late this morning while jogging.  (Photo: DNAinfo/Serena Solomon)

Manhattan 

By Geoffrey Croft

A female jogger was attacked in broad daylight this afternoon in East Rver Park.

The woman,  41, was running along the FDR Drive near Delancey Street inside the East River Park, just before noon when she was grabbed from behind and thrown to the ground. 

The attacker attempted to tear off her clothes.  The woman screamed police said and the assailant fled.

The victim was taken to Beth Israel hospital with cuts and bruises.

The attacker is described as a male black, late teens to early 20's wearing a grey sweatshirt and green pants.

Police are searching for the man. No arrests have been made.

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DNAinfo - December 27, 2012  - By Alan Neuhauser and Serena Solomon