Cops Investigate Sex Assault Allegation In Central Park
Sources told CBS 2 that a 28-year-old woman was seen walking with a man into the park. She claims he asked her for directions, took her into the park and assaulted her.
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Sources told CBS 2 that a 28-year-old woman was seen walking with a man into the park. She claims he asked her for directions, took her into the park and assaulted her.
The man pushed the 24-year-old woman into the building, beat her and then sexually assaulted her, sources said.
Glenn Mishuck, 47, of Bridgeport, was charged with 17 counts of second-degree sexual assault. Mishuck, who taught at Fairfield Ludlowe High School, was being held on $150,000 bond.
Police on Wednesday were searching two suspects in connection with the sexual assault a 16-year-old girl in East Flatbush, Brooklyn late last week.
Jason Carroll, 23, has been charged with two counts of predatory sexual assault against a child, prosecutors announced.
The fear factor has been exacerbated by a recent spate of sexual assaults in the park.
The women told police they were at a house party off Hunting Lodge Road on Friday night when two men took them into the woods and sexually assaulted them.
According to police, Jaclyn P. Melillo, 25, has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said investigators uncovered "clear evidence" that 21-year-old Patrick O'Sullivan of East Moriches planned "a new scheme he believed would result in his freedom."
In the first incident, the suspect walked up behind a 20-year-old woman near East 188th Street and Lorillard Place last Thursday and forcibly touched her, police said. The next day, police said the suspect did the same thing to a 26-year-old woman near Fairmount Place and Marmion Avenue.
Police on Monday were asking for assistance from the public in finding a suspect in a sexual assault last week on Staten Island.
A 16-year-old Queens boy charged in connection with the rape of a 60-year-old woman in a Long Island park, as well as a violent attack on a pregnant woman, faced a judge today.
A 16-year-old boy stood charged Sunday evening in connection with the rape of a 60-year-old woman in a Valley Stream Park, as well as a violent attack on a pregnant woman.
According to police, the attacker struck his 69-year-old victim with a stun gun -- but didn't fire.
Police Sunday night were on the hunt for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a hiker on Long Island.
According to police, the attacker struck his 69-year-old victim with a stun gun - but didn't fire - around 4:30 p.m. on August 26 near Myrtle Avenue and Forest Park Road in Forest Park. He knocked her to the ground and then sexually assaulted her, police said.
A man struck the 69-year-old victim with a stun gun -- but didn't fire -- around 4:30 p.m. Monday in Forest Park, police said.
Police Tuesday evening were searching for a suspect who allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl in a Queens public housing development.
The incident happened Tuesday inside the tubular play structure of the indoor PlayPlace at the McDonald's on Hillside Avenue in Jamaica.
A New Jersey man already in prison for sexually assaulting one of his daughters has been sentenced to an additional 50 years for raping one of her siblings.
The NYPD was seeking assistance from the public Monday evening in finding a man who sexually assaulted a woman in Queens.
Juan R. Stevens, 50, faces numerous charges after he allegedly coerced four women into having sex with him. In each case, Stevens, claimed to be a law enforcement officer and flashed what appeared to be a badge, prosecutors said.
Lawrence Elliot, 49, said nothing to the victim when he was offered to speak at his sentencing Wednesday.
Jamal Peoples, 27, was sentenced Monday by Essex County Judge Joseph C. Cassini III, after pleading guilty in March to robbery and aggravated sexual assault.
The next thing the woman remembered was waking up in her room with her clothes off, and her cell phone missing.
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The man convicted of pushing a woman into a moving subway car, leaving her paralyzed, will be sentenced Wednesday in Manhattan.
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In its annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents for 2025, the ADL found New York and New Jersey were the No. 1 and 3 locations in the country for antisemitic incidents.
The man convicted of pushing a woman into a moving subway car, leaving her paralyzed, will be sentenced Wednesday in Manhattan.
An NYPD captain has been transferred after video surfaced of him criticizing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Democrats while on duty.
The Davis Center at the Harlem Meer is celebrating one year of providing year-round recreation space to New Yorkers while still spreading the word to residents.
The NYPD released photos of four people they say painted swastikas and antisemitic statements at synagogues, homes and a car in Queens.
After summer-like warmth, rainy weather and cooler temperatures return to the New York City area mid-week.
A cool weekend is ahead for the New York City area before warmer weather returns.
Some residual showers may linger into early Sunday morning, but the majority of the rainfall should be over by sunrise.
Amtrak announced Thursday it is suing Metro-North for allegedly blocking nonrevenue trains on a portion of the busy Northeast Corridor for over two months.
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Pop-up events from watch parties to street festivals will take place across New Jersey as the 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway.
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After summer-like warmth, rainy weather and cooler temperatures return to the New York City area mid-week.
Two people have been charged in connection to a shooting inside the Freehold Borough Public Library in New Jersey.
Brookhaven town residents are anxious and worried about the underwater toxic plume created by the landfill.
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Police identified the suspect in the deadly stabbing of two women on Long Island, saying he lived with one of them and worked with the other.
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Tenants in Brooklyn are entering the fifth month of a rent strike over what they call unlivable conditions.
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There's been a confirmed measles case in Manhattan, health officials said Tuesday.
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Aaron Judge put the Yankees ahead in the first inning with his major league-leading 14th home run as part of a four-RBI night, and they went on to rout the Orioles 12-1 on Monday for a four-game sweep.
Carson Benge homered leading off the sixth inning for the Mets' first hit against Tomoyuki Sugano, and they went on to beat the skidding Rockies 4-2 on Monday.
The Davis Center at the Harlem Meer is celebrating one year of providing year-round recreation space to New Yorkers while still spreading the word to residents.
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Kamal Semrade was convicted of attempted murder and assault for the incident that happened in May 2023. Police say the victim Emine Oszoy was left paralyzed after she was attacked.
