Police Release Sketch In Brooklyn Park Rape
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CBS 2/1010 WINS) -- Police are continuing to hunt for a rapist in Brooklyn after an attack on a Parks Department employee near a park playground Thursday morning.
Shortly after 9 a.m., police say a 20-year-old female park worker was raped in the utility room, near the bathrooms, by a man with a box cutter.
"Now I don't want to come here anymore," Bed-Stuy resident Abdur Rahim said. "It's dangerous."
Police say a co-worker of the victim walked in on the attack, and the suspect fled the scene on a bicycle.
Police say they are now searching for a black male, 22 to 25 years old, and approximately 5-foot-8 and 200 pounds. The suspect was wearing a red shirt with a white logo, red and white Nike sneakers, and riding a small red bicycle. Authorities also released a sketch of the suspect Friday afternoon.
"To hear that it happened in the morning, in broad daylight, it's kind of scary," Bed-Stuy resident Stephanie O'Connor said. "This is a children's park."
That the attack happened in a park frequented by children and families, residents say, makes it even worse.
"It's a scary situation," resident Ticha Floyd said. "That's why I don't be out half the time, I don't even come outside."
The victim was hospitalized at Kings County hospital. The suspect is still on the loose.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577 TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
