Crime & Safety
Police Release Another Video Of Crown Heights Rape Suspect
Authorities are still looking for the man they say tried to rape four women within hours in Crown Heights.
CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Authorities have released another video of the man they say is responsible for four rape attempts within hours of each other earlier this month in Crown Heights.
In the new video, the suspect appears to have taken off his identifiable shirt, which read "F--- you, you f------- f---," that he wore the night of the attacks.
Watch the video below:
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Police said the man tried to rape four women on the night of July 12 into the early morning of July 13, all within a few blocks of each other in Crown Heights.
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The man followed women into their apartment buildings, walked up behind them and put his hand over their mouths, police said. In all four cases, the man women were able to fight him off, according to police.
One woman described her ordeal to Patch, which you can read here.
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