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NYPD: Sex Fiend On The Loose In Bronx; 6 Attacks In 1 Day

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A suspect in the Bronx is accused of an unthinkable series of sex crimes -- assaulting six women on the same day between 6 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

LISTEN: 1010 WINS' Terry Sheridan reports

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The incidents all happened on Thursday when the suspect, described as a black male, between 20 and 30 years old and about 5-foot-11 with a thin build allegedly terrorized women in the Baychester and Soundview sections of the borough.

While there were no injuries reported in any of the incidents, police described the suspect as approaching women from behind in all, but one of the encounters.

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Here is a timeline of the incidents on Nov. 17:

6:15 a.m. - 51-year-old sexually assaulted in Baychester.

6:30 a.m. - 32-year-old sexually assault in Baychester.

7:20 a.m. - 29-year-old sexually assault in Baychester.

8:03 a.m. - 31-year-old sexually assault in Soundview.

8:15 a.m. - 28-year-old sexually assaulted in Baychester.

12:18 p.m. - 48-year-old sexually assault in Soundview.

Anyone with information in regards to any of these assaults is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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