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Video: Police Search For Sexual Assault Suspect In Park Slope
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Jaya Saxena
Published Feb 26, 2011
Modified Feb 26, 2011
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A sexual assault suspect is on the loose in the 78th Precinct. The suspect allegedly entered the 22-year-old victim's place of work yesterday evening, in a ski mask and armed with a "black colored" firearm. Police say in a statement that the suspect forced the victim into the back office, and when she refused to give him the money he demanded, he allegedly pushed her to the ground and sexually assaulted her. Police recovered this surveillance video of the suspect in the vicinity:
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The suspect fled the scene without taking any cash, and the victim was transported to Kings County hospital, where she was treated and released. The police wouldn't divulge the location of the attack, only saying that it occurred within the 78th Precinct. One woman in the area told CBS 2, “I hope they catch him. Rape is a very, very devastating thing, and I hope they catch him—whoever he is." The suspect is described as a male, about 5'5" tall and 160 pounds.
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