MOTT HAVEN, the Bronx (PIX11) -- Police are looking for a man accused of attempting to rape a woman in the Bronx on Thursday, according to police.
A woman, 28, was near East 148th Street and Saint Anns Avenue when the man walked up and tried to sexually assault her around 2 a.m., police told PIX11 News.
The suspect ran off and the woman was taken to the hospital to be treated for her injuries, police said.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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