Crime & Safety

Photos Of Central Park Rape Suspect Released By NYPD

The attacker has not been arrested yet, police said.

The attacker has not been arrested yet, police said.
The attacker has not been arrested yet, police said. (NYPD Crime Stoppers)

CENTRAL PARK, NY — Police have released surveillance images of a suspect on Tuesday after a woman was raped at knifepoint in Central Park over the weekend, New York City Police Department officials said.

According to the NYPD, the 39-year-old woman was near East 66th Street and Fifth Avenue before 8:30 p.m. when a man approached her, pulled out a knife, and raped her, police said.

The attacker has not been arrested yet, police said, and the woman was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital in stable condition.

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Surveillance images of the suspect. (NYPD)

This attack comes less than a week after a 32-year-old woman was robbed and attacked by three masked men in Central Park.

There have been four rapes in Central Park this year, up from three in 2025, according to the NYPD's crime statistics.

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This is a developing story and may be updated. For questions, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.

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