Police seeking man who attempted to rape 15-year-old girl in UWS apartment

Police are looking for a man who allegedly attempted to rape a 15-year-old man on Feb. 14, 2024.
Police are looking for a man who allegedly attempted to rape a 15-year-old man on Feb. 14, 2024. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – Police released a photo on Monday of a man who allegedly tried to rape a teenage girl inside of an apartment on the Upper West Side in February.

Police responded to a report on Feb. 14 at about 7 a.m. after an unidentified man approached a 15-year-old girl near a smoke shop and took her back to an apartment near West 63rd Street and 11th Avenue.

While inside, the suspect tried to rape the victim, police said.

The victim was not injured during the incident and did not require medical attention.

The man was described to have a beard and curly hair.

 
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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