{"id":280334,"date":"2026-06-28T11:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T11:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/280334\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T11:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T11:12:19","slug":"teen-dragged-into-park-and-raped-in-the-bronx-nypd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/280334\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen dragged into park and raped in the Bronx: NYPD"},"content":{"rendered":"

RIVERDALE, The Bronx (PIX11) \u2014 Police are on the hunt for a person who dragged a teenage girl into a Bronx park and raped her, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The 13-year-old girl was on board a BX9 bus on Tuesday around 10 p.m. when she was approached by an unknown person, according to police.<\/p>\n

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Both the girl and the unknown person disembarked in the area of Broadway and West 261\u00a0Street, after which the person grabbed the teen and dragged her into a wooded area inside Van Cortlandt Park, officials reported.<\/p>\n

The person then sexually assaulted the girl and fled, authorities said.<\/p>\n

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Police released the following photo in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n

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(Credit: NYPD)<\/p>\n

The incident comes shortly after an 18-year-old was arrested<\/a> in connection with the rape of a 17-year-old girl inside Ferry Point Park on June 14.<\/p>\n

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting\u00a0crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, 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).<\/p>\n

Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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