NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a man who tried to rape a homeless woman in a Bronx apartment building on Thursday.
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The man approached the woman inside an apartment building on Aqueduct Avenue near 180th Street by Bronx Community College around 9:50 a.m., authorities said.
He exposed himself, pulled off the woman’s pants and attempted to rape her, but he was interrupted by a passerby, who caused him to flee, according to police.
The victim was reportedly not injured in the attack.
Police are asking anyone with information on the attack to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can also be submitted on the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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