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.
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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.
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LaGuardia Airport shut down one of its two runways Wednesday to conduct precautionary structural testing, the Port Authority said.
A Brooklyn mother and her boyfriend have been charged with murder in the 2025 death of her 3-year-old son.
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The Stamford Fire Department said high winds ripped the 3,000-square-foot flag off the pole atop the WWE building and sent it flying into electrical wires.
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A man was charged with assaulting an officer after he allegedly rammed his van into a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in New Jersey, according to prosecutors.
Six women and girls had acid thrown on them in Jersey City Monday night, officials said. It happened around 7:30 p.m. on in front of a house on Wilkinson Avenue near Ocean Avenue.
The Tuesday evening rush coincided with the end of the match between Senegal and France at MetLife Stadium.
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The FBI is investigating after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was struck by a vehicle and then opened fire in New Jersey on Monday morning.
Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings.
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New York broadcast giant Bill Ritter announced Friday he is stepping down from the WABC anchor desk after being diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's.
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Taylor Swift attended Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.
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