Rapist Hunted After Attacking Women On Washington Heights Bridge

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS-INWOOD, NY — A pervert attacked two women as they walked across the Washington Bridge, raping one and groping the second, police said.

In the latest attack, a 20-year-old woman was walking from the Bronx to Manhattan around 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 25 when the man told her he had a weapon and demanded her money, police said. The man went through her bag before raping her on the bridge, police said.

The same man is wanted in connection with another assault that happened on Feb. 20, police said. That time the man targeted a 26-year-old woman walking across the bridge late at night, showed her a knife, demanded money and then groped her, police said.

The suspect has a light complexion and a pony tail and stands about 5-foot-1, police said. He was last seen wearing a dark gray shirt, baseball cap, dark pants and dark sneakers. Police released a surveillance photo and sketch of the man (seen above).

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Correction: The attacks occurred on the Washington Bridge connecting Manhattan and the Bronx, not the George Washington Bridge. Patch regrets this error.

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