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New York Post
3 days ago
- New York Post
Brute lurking near Times Square tries to rape 21-year-old woman: cops, sources
A brute lurking near Times Square choked a 21-year-old woman unconscious — then tried to rape her — over the weekend, cops and law-enforcement sources said. The stranger snuck up behind his victim as she walked at the corner of West 47th Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, according to authorities and sources. He wrapped his arm around her neck, causing her to lose consciousness for a few seconds, sources said. The suspect approached the woman from behind at the corner of West 47th Street and Eighth Avenue early Sunday, cops said. NYPD The sicko then tried to rape the woman while she was blacked out, cops and sources said. But as she began to regain consciousness, the attacker backed off and started fleeing west on 47th Street toward Ninth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen, according to police and sources. The victim was taken to the Metropolitan Hospital Center, where she was listed in stable condition with neck pain from the strangulation. The alleged would-be rapist was caught on surveillance holding his cell phone. NYPD The attacker – shown on surveillance footage holding his cell phone while walking on the dark sidewalk – had not been caught by Tuesday, authorities said. He was last seen wearing black t-shirt, black shorts and white sneakers. Anyone with information on his whereabouts 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 or on X @NYPDTips.
New York Post
31-07-2025
- New York Post
Good Samaritan bashed in head with baseball bat trying to break up NYC brawl: sources
A good Samaritan was bashed in the face with a baseball bat as he tried to break up a fight on a Bronx street, leaving him with severe head fractures, cops and sources said. The concerned 31-year-old victim intervened when he spotted two men fighting around 1 a.m. Friday on East 175th Street near Walton Avenue in Morris Heights, authorities and sources said. But the violence quickly turned towards him, with one of the men pulling out a baseball bat and whacking the do-gooder multiple times, police said. Advertisement A Bronx brute bashed a good Samaritan with a baseball bat when the do-gooder intervened in a fight, cops and sources said. NYPD The victim was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was listed in critical but stable condition with severe fractures to his face and head. The bat-wielding man fled the scene and has not been caught, authorities said. Advertisement The NYPD released photos and videos of the attacker inside a barbershop about two blocks away, on Jerome Avenue near East 175th Street. The attack left the victim with multiple fractures, and he is listed in critical but stable condition. NYPD He was last seen carrying a black backpack, and wearing a gray shirt, tan pants, a black baseball cap and black sneakers. Advertisement Anyone with information on the assault 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 Crimestoppers website or on X @NYPDTips.
New York Post
30-07-2025
- New York Post
Teen mom and baby daughter vanish after tiff in NYC park: cops
A 17-year-old Queens mom vanished with her 1-year-old daughter after a family dispute – and both haven't been seen since a weekend appearance at a popular park, cops and sources said. Maria Castro Escalante, 17, got into a dispute with her own mother before she took off with little Catalina Escalante, 1, police sources said. They were last spotted around 9 p.m. Monday inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park, about 3 miles away from their home, authorities said. Advertisement Maria Castro Escalante, 17, vanished with her 1-year-old daughter Catalina after a family dispute, cops and sources said. NYPD The NYPD released a photo Tuesday night of the runaway teen mom holding her daughter in her arms. Maria is described as about 5-foot-1 and 180 pounds, last seen wearing a black dress and black shoes. Advertisement Her baby daughter was last seen wearing a pink shirt and a diaper. Both were still nowhere to be found Wednesday. The missing mother and daughter were last seen Saturday night in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, cops said. Edmund J Coppa No criminality was immediately suspected in their disappearance. Advertisement Anyone with information on the missing mom and daughter 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 Crimestoppers website at or on X @NYPDTips.
New York Post
28-06-2025
- New York Post
Woman fights off stranger who tried to rape her at NYC bus stop
A woman bravely fought off a COVID-mask wearing creep who tried to rape her at a Queens bus stop, police said. 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. Google Maps 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 or on X @NYPDTips.
New York Post
09-06-2025
- New York Post
2yo NYC boy vanishes, cops question dad: sources
A 2-year-old Bronx boy disappeared over the weekend – and cops are now questioning his biological father, authorities and law-enforcement sources said. Little Montrell Williams was wearing only a white shirt and diaper when he vanished around 10 p.m. Saturday from an apartment building on Hunts Point Avenue and Gilbert Place in Hunts Point, cops said. Montrell was last seen with his dad, who has split custody with the boy's mom, sources said. The tot lives about a mile from where he was last seen. Advertisement Montrell Williams, 2, disappeared Saturday night, and cops are now questioning his dad, authorities and sources said. NYPD The father is now being questioned by police, according to sources. Advertisement Anyone with information on the tot's disappearance 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 CrimeStoppers website at or on X @NYPDTips.
