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Cops: Woman Nearly Raped While Leaving West 110th 1 Train Station
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Jen Chung
Published Jan 15, 2014
Modified Jan 15, 2014
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The police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who tried to rape a woman leaving a Manhattan subway station.
According to the NYPD, at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 4, a 36-year-old was exiting the 110th Street and Cathedral Parkway 1 train station. A man approached her from behind and pulled her pants down. When the victim began screaming, the suspect fled. The victim was not injured.
The suspect is described as being about 35 years old, 6' and 250. He was wearing a black cap, black sneakers and a waist-length black jacket. Anyone with information in regards to this attempted rape is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
Earlier this week, the NYPD asked for the public's help is identifying a man who tried to rape a woman on a 3 train on January 9.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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