Suspect In Lower East Side Rape Accused In Second Incident Near FDR Drive
Paul Niles, 28, has been accused of attacking a female jogger on Wednesday near the East River Bandshell, on the lower east side.
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Paul Niles, 28, has been accused of attacking a female jogger on Wednesday near the East River Bandshell, on the lower east side.
Police on Friday identified a suspect in the rape of a jogged in East River Park earlier this week.
The woman told police she was jogging in the park around 7:30 p.m. near the amphitheater when a man assaulted her and then rode off on a bicycle.
The search continues for a man who police said attacked three women in three hours on the Lower East Side.
Police late Thursday were undertaking a frantic search for a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her own apartment, in a Lower East Side public housing development.
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An 81-year-old Lower East Side woman was reported missing Sunday night.
Police late Thursday were searching for an out-of-control ice cream truck driver who was seen on surveillance video crashing into multiple cars on the Lower East Side.
Police on Tuesday were searching for two suspects who robbed and slashed a man in a Lower East Side deli late last month.
David Green, 57, was arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection with the Aug. 28 attack.
Police late Friday were investigating after a man died several days after a report of an assault in the Delancey Street-Essex Street subway station on the Lower East Side.
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Police on Wednesday were seeking two men who have been seen prying open ATMs mounted outside businesses from the Lower East Side to Chelsea and sometimes making off with cash.
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Police late Thursday were asking for help from the public in finding a suspect who attacked and sexually abused a woman in a Lower East Side building.
Police on Monday were searching for a woman who allegedly bashed a bouncer in the head with a bottle in a Lower East Side nightclub this past weekend.
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