In a disturbing crime in the Bronx, police said a man asked a woman for directions and then sexually assaulted her. Police are sharing photos of the suspect in hopes of someone identifying him in order to make an arrest. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.
A 35-year-old woman walking in the Bronx was raped by a stranger who asked her for directions and then attacked her, authorities say.
According to police, the man approached the woman near Bergen Avenue and East 149th Street around 1 a.m. Monday. They say he asked her for directions, raped her and ran off in the direction of Brook Avenue.
The woman was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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