QUEENS — Police released video Monday of a teenager wanted for trying to rape a woman in Ridgewood earlier this month.
The suspect threw a 26-year-old woman to the ground and tried to rape her on the corner of Harman Street and Seneca Avenue at approximately 3 a.m. on May 8, police said.
Police said surveillance video shows that the suspect has a slim build. He was wearing a light-colored hoodie, camouflage shorts, black sneakers at the time of the attack, and carrying a backpack.
Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-88-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577.
