69-Year-Old W. Harlem Woman Latest Victim in String of Rapes
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A woman was raped in West Harlem Tuesday, and police said the attack is related to two recent attacks in Hamilton Heights.
Juliet Papa reports
The 69-year-old woman was raped as she returned to her apartment building on Riverside Drive and 155th Street at about 4 a.m.
The woman was on her way home from work, police said.
The suspect was most likely already inside the building, police said. He pushed the woman into an elevator where he assaulted, raped and robbed her.
No weapon was recovered at the scene.
Police same the same man is responsible for two attacks in Hamilton Heights.
On Aug 1 around 8 p.m., police said the suspect grabbed a 59-year-old woman and dragged her into an alleyway near West 148th Street and Broadway where she was sexually assaulted and robbed.
On Aug 10 around 2 a.m., the suspect followed a 23-year-old woman into an elevator near West 144 Street and Convent Avenue where he sexually assaulted her and robbed her at knifepoint, police say.
Anyone with information on any of these attacks is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
Inset photo: Sketch serial rape suspect/handout
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The 69-year-old woman was raped as she returned to her apartment building on Riverside Drive and 155th Street at about 4 a.m.
