NY - Police searching for man who tried to rape sunbathing woman - June 24, 2024

[Clearsky]

Sicko tries to rape Central Park sunbather in broad daylight before her screams send creep running

The creep jumped the 22-year-old victim as she basked in the sun around 1:30 p.m. at West 104th Street and the West Drive in the iconic green space, cops and sources said.

nypost.com

The suspect — who Chell described as a 6-foot-tall black man in his 30s, with curly hair and a medium build — fled and was still on the loose Monday evening.

https://nypost.com/2024/06/24/us-ne...light-before-her-screams-send-creep-running/#

 

[Clearsky]

Eerie police sketch shows creep who tried to rape Central Park sunbather

Police did not release an identity for the creep, who allegedly pounced on his 21-year-old victim as she soaked in the sun.

nypost.com

Police have put a face to the pig who tried to rape a Central Park sunbather in a disturbing broad-daylight attack.

 

[LadyL]

is there not CCTV in Central Park?

 

[Cryptic]

is there not CCTV in Central Park?

I would not think that Central Park lacks CCTV cameras.

But.... there is a lack of cars in NYC amongst many New Yorkers. One thirty something year old tech employee mentioned to me that he had not driven a car in 10 years since moving to Brooklyn.

Tech workers and the trendy Dumbo area of Brooklyn aside, I am thinking that a good number of rapid apprehensions involve suspects in cars where a CCTV camera gets an image of the license plates. This then usually leads to rapid identification of the owner, or the borrower.

But.... in NYC, CCTV cameras are likely just going to pick up is a fleeing person. There are no visible numbers that can lead to rapid identification. If the suspect fled "off trail" and removed his hat, the police might be stuck trying to pick him up on a remote CCTV camera(s)- amongst hundreds, then thousands of other people.

 

[LadyL]

I would not think that Central Park lacks CCTV cameras.

But.... there is a lack of cars in NYC amongst many New Yorkers. One thirty something year old tech employee mentioned to me that he had not driven a car in 10 years since moving to Brooklyn.

Tech workers and the trendy Dumbo area of Brooklyn aside, I am thinking that a good number of rapid apprehensions involve suspects in cars where a CCTV camera gets an image of the license plates. This then usually leads to rapid identification of the owner, or the borrower.

But.... in NYC, CCTV cameras are likely just going to pick up is a fleeing person. There are no visible numbers that can lead to rapid identification. If the suspect fled "off trail" and removed his hat, the police might be stuck trying to pick him up on a remote CCTV camera(s)- amongst hundreds, then thousands of other people.

I just thought it would give them an idea of which direction he went and then could track on business cameras after that.

 

[Cryptic]

I just thought it would give them an idea of which direction he went and then could track on business cameras after that.

I think you are right and I believe that NYPD has used that technique before.

My guess is that delay could be due to trying to track the suspect from camera to camera in very crowded, Manhattan at mid day, streets.

As a side note, the attack also occurred at the north end of Central Park. This is closer to areas where the number of business cameras may gradually thin out.

 

[LadyL]

I think you are right and I believe that NYPD has used that technique before.

My guess is that delay could be due to trying to track the suspect from camera to camera in very crowded, Manhattan at mid day, streets.

As a side note, the attack also occurred at the north end of Central Park. This is closer to areas where the number of business cameras may gradually thin out.

English police have definitely used that technique before as I've seen it in cases I've followed. However, they are also known for having a cr*pload of CCTV.

 

[Inthedetails]

I think you are right and I believe that NYPD has used that technique before.

My guess is that delay could be due to trying to track the suspect from camera to camera in very crowded, Manhattan at mid day, streets.

As a side note, the attack also occurred at the north end of Central Park. This is closer to areas where the number of business cameras may gradually thin out.

I live in Manhattan. I don't think there are cameras IN the park. The nearby apartment buildings probably have cameras but they are across the street. There are a few businesses/bodegas along the northern border of the park, but again, they are across the street.

If he stayed on the sidewalk along the park for a stretch, I'm not sure he would be caught on camera as he left the park.

Eventually, though, he obviously had to venture away from the park and NYPD will look for cameras in the surrounding blocks as well as in the subway stations.

The perp who recently attacked a girl in a Queens park was captured as soon as NYPD found him on video and released the image. Once the public saw the photo, BAM, he was caught by people the neighborhood.

jmo