Norwood: Second Woman Raped a Block from Williamsbridge Oval

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos and video who they say is wanted in connection with another rape that has taken place a block from the Williamsbridge Oval park in Norwood.

The incident comes on the back of a recent report of another woman who had also been raped at knifepoint in mid-August at 11 a.m. in the park, located a short block from East Gun Hill Road and Putnam Place.

Police said that on Sunday, Sept. 28, at around 5 a.m. in the vicinity of East Gun Hill Road and Putnam Place, a 36-year-old female victim was approached by an unidentified person who grabbed her by the neck.

“The individual then sexually assaulted the victim and forcibly removed her property containing an unknown amount of cash,” a police spokesperson said. “The unidentified individual fled on foot eastbound on Gun Hill Road. The victim was transported to NYC Health and Hospitals/North Central Bronx in stable condition.”…

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