NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police are searching for a suspect wanted in an attempted rape of a jogger at Riverside Park earlier this week, authorities said.
It happened at approximately 10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18, in the vicinity of West 89th Street and Riverside Park on the Upper West Side, officials said.
According to police, a 38-year-old woman was jogging on the bike path when the suspect on a bicycle approached. The suspect got off of the bicycle, pushed the victim to the ground and proceeded to sexually assault her.
The man then fled the location on the bicycle.
The victim sustained minor bruises and scratches about her body and was removed by EMS to an area hospital in stable condition.
The suspect was last seen wearing a red sports jersey with a number "40" on the back and was riding on a dark colored bicycle.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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