NYPD looking for East Village rape suspect
East Village rape suspect Credit: Image courtesy of NYPD
Police need help apprehending a man suspected of trying to rape a woman in her East Village apartment early Sunday.
The suspect, a white man between 25 and 30 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall, and 170 pounds, followed the 27-year-old woman into her First Avenue residence about 3 a.m., pushed her to the ground and tried to rape her. She fought back and he fled. A video of the suspect was obtained from a residential building nearby.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-TIPS, visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or text 274637 (CRIMES) and then enter TIP577.
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