Crime & Safety
Stalker Rapes Woman In East New York Park, Cops Say
Police are looking for the man who followed a 26-year-old woman into Linden Park and raped her Saturday morning.
EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for the man who raped a woman he followed into Linden Park last weekend.
The 26-year-old woman was walking home on Pennsylvania Avenue and Linden Boulevard about 3 a.m. Saturday when they man started trying to speak her, said police.
The terrified woman tried to lose him by ducking into the park, but he followed her, raped her then ran away, police said.
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Medics took the woman, in stable condition, to a nearby hospital, said police.
Police released photos of the suspect — who sports a goatee, necklace and a white "drippin" t-shirt — early Wednesday morning.
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Anyone with information about this man is asked to contact police.
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