Cops hunt suspect in attempted rape in Bay Ridge
Police have circulated a sketch of a suspect they are seeking following the attempted rape of a woman on a Bay Ridge street during the early morning hours of Nov. 3.
The suspect approached the woman from behind and grabbed her as she was walking on 72nd Street at approximately 3 a.m., police said. The attacker sexually assaulted the woman and then attempted to rape her. The woman fought back and the suspect fled east on 72nd Street on foot, police said.
The suspect is described as a black man approximately 25 years old, 5 foot 7, and 200 pounds, with a long goatee. The police sketch is based on a description given to cops by a witness.