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Police Investigate Raping Of Elderly Bronx Woman

Ty Milburn NY1 07/19/2010 16:27
Police Investigate Raping Of Elderly Bronx Woman - USA - New York - crime - NYC - rape - Bronx


Police are asking for the public's help finding a man they say sexually assaulted a 79-year-old Bronx woman early Monday morning.



Police say a man in his 20s followed the woman into her building in the Westchester Square area just before 2 a.m.

They say he raped her in the elevator and punched her in the face before running off.

Neighbors say the woman got to the super's apartment and called the police.

(...) The suspect is described as being 5' 7" tall, and was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, a dark shirt with two zeroes on the back, dark jeans and dark shoes.

Anyone with information about the case is being asked to contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-577-TIPS, by texting TIP577 to CRIMES, or by going to NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.


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