Woman fights off stranger who tried to rape her at NYC bus stop
The 26-year-old woman was at the corner of Woodhaven Boulevard and Hoffman Drive in Elmhurst around 4:30 a.m. Friday when the stranger approached her from behind and slapped her on the butt, a police source said.
After briefly walking away, the man returned and grabbed her by the wrists, pinning her against a fence while lifting her skirt and trying to rape her, the source said.
A perv was wearing a blue surgical mask when he allegedly tried to rape a woman waiting for a bus.
The woman fought off her attacker, who fled into the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station. The attacker was described as a tall, thin man with a dark complexion who's between 20 and 30 years old.
The victim was waiting for a bus on Woodhaven Boulevard in Queens when the man approached from behind and slapped her.
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He was last seen wearing blue headphones, a surgical mask, black jacket, camouflage pants and gray sneakers, according to cops.
Anyone with information regarding this 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.
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