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Video: Cops Looking For Chatty Man Who Tried To Rape Woman In Bed-Stuy
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Ben Yakas
Published Nov 17, 2012
Modified Nov 17, 2012
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Ben Yakas
Published Nov 17, 2012
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Police are looking for a man who tried to rape a woman in Bedford-Stuyvesant yesterday. The incident happend around 1:20 a.m. when a 21-year-old woman was walking home to her apartment. The suspect approached her, and started to talk and walk with her, as you can see in the surveillance video clip below.
The suspect then grabbed the victim and attempted to rape her. The victim began to scream and a passerby interceded and the suspect fled the scene. The suspect is described as in his 20's, about 6' tall and weighing 170 pounds; he was wearing a black jacket, dark pants and a winter hat with draw strings. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.
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Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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