Fort Tryon Park Attacker Sexually Abused 2 Other Women Joggers: NYPD

UPPER MANHATTAN, NY — A man wanted for sexually abusing an Inwood jogger also attacked two other women runners in broad daylight in uptown Manhattan parks, according to police.

The man who attacked a woman at knifepoint in Fort Tryon Park on Saturday morning has also been tied to sexual assaults in Fort Washington Park and the Hudson River Greenway Trail, police announced Tuesday.

Both assaults predate the Fort Tryon attack and neither was as brutal, according to police.

The suspect is a man in his 20s who stands about 6 feet 1 inch tall, has a slim build, police said. The NYPD noted he wore a hooded sweatshirt that said, "Honor Thy Gift."

Fort Washington Park

A 28-year-old woman running near West 163rd Street and Riverside Drive about 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 14 when she met the man who said he had a gun, police said.

The man laid her down on the ground, grabbed her butt, then sped away on his scooter, police said.

Hudson River Greenway Trail

A 22-year-old was jogging near West 163rd Street and the Henry Hudson Parkway on Sept. 24about 12:30 p.m. when the man grabbed her butt and ran, police said.

Fort Tryon Park

A 35-year-old woman jogging near the Henry Hudson Parkway and Tryon Place suddenly found herself being dragged behind a tree by the hair about 10:50 a.m. Saturday, police said.

The man punched the woman, took out a knife, sexually assaulted her then stole her watch and cell phone, police said.

Once again, he then fled on a dark motorized scooter, police said.

Anyone with information in regard to the Saturday incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).