WANTED: Rapist, Fulton & Franklin (88th & 79th Precincts)

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in identifying an individual wanted in connection with 2 Sexual Assaults that took place in the confines of the 79 precinct.

The details are as follows:

On Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at approximately 0100 hours, in the vicinity of Fulton Street and Franklin Avenue, a F/B/56 was approached by the suspect who was armed with a firearm.  The suspect took the victim to John Hancock Park where he sexually assaulted her and struck her on the head with the firearm causing a laceration. The suspect then fled the location on foot.

The suspect is described as follows:

M/B/unknown age, approximately 5'6", approximately 160 lbs. Black short hair and brown eyes.  He was wearing a green baseball hat, a green military jacket, black boots and brown jeans.

***UPDATE 03-24-10*** 

A new case has been added to the incident that occurred on 03-16-10.

Incident #2 - On Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at approx. 1640 hrs in the vicinity of Franklin Ave. and Fulton St. in the confines of the 88 Pct. a F/B/42 was approached by the suspect who took the victim to an alley where he produced a firearm, struck her in the head, and then sexually assaulted the victim.

The suspect is a M/B/25-35, 5'8"-5'11", 160-180 lbs, and was wearing a green jacket, dark pants, and white sneakers.

See sketch and video.





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