NEW YORK (77WABC) — In three separate incidents, the NYPD says the same man has preyed upon female joggers.
In the latest attack on Saturday September 24th, the man allegedly physically assaulted a 28- year-old female jogger at knifepoint dragging the woman behind a tree inside of Fort Tyron Park near the Henry Hudson Parkway and Tryon Place. Police say the man punched the victim in the face and displayed a knife before sexually assaulted her. After the attack he took off on a dark colored moped with the victims watch and cell phone southbound on Riverside Drive.
Police say the victim sustained injuries to her left eye, left arm and right leg as a result of the attack. EMS responded and transported the woman to an area hospital for a medical evaluation.
On Sunday, September 18th, around 12:30 in the afternoon, police say a 22-year-old female was jogging on the Hudson River Greenway Trail in the vicinity of West 163 Street and Henry Hudson Parkway when a man, believed to be the same suspect, approached her and grabbed her buttocks before fleeing southbound.
Authorities say the first reported attack happened on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at approximately 12:30 pm as a woman was jogging inside of Fort Washington Park near West 163 Street and Riverside Drive. Police believe the same man approached the woman telling her he had a gun forcing the woman to lay on the ground and grabbed her buttocks. The individual fled the location on a dark colored motorized scooter southbound. There was no property taken during that assault.
The man is described as a male with a dark complexion, approximately 20-30 years old, approximately 6’1″ in height, with a slim build. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with white lettering on the back that reads ‘Honor Thy Gift’, black jeans and black and white sneakers.
Anyone with information 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 Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
