NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police on Friday released a photo of a 24-year-old man wanted in connection with a rape and robbery that occurred in the Bronx last month.
It happened at approximately 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, when Ajene Nelson approached a 24-year-old woman near Jerome Avenue and Marcy Place in Mt. Eden, authorities said.
According to officials, Nelson allegedly raped the victim and stole her cell phone, which was valued at approximately $1,000, before fleeing the scene.
EMS transported the victim to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, where she was listed in stable condition.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
