BROOKLYN, NY — A brazen attacker sexually assaulted and robbed a woman inside a Brooklyn store early Sunday — and now cops are hunting the suspect caught on surveillance video.
On Tuesday evening, the NYPD shared security footage capturing a man assaulting and robbing a 50-year-old woman in a Bedford-Stuyvesant store near Myrtle and Lewis avenues around 12:50 a.m. Sunday.
Inside the store, the man approached the woman, struck up a conversation and made unwanted sexual advances, police said.
When she rejected him, a struggle broke out; he sexually assaulted her and fled on foot with her jewelry, credit cards, about $300 cash, and cellphone, heading to an unknown destination.
The victim was taken by private means to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens hospital, where she was in stable condition.
The NYPD has released surveillance photos of the suspect.
He was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt over a white t-shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers, according to police.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.