NYPD hunt for man who grabbed an 11-year-old girl by the throat and dragged her into alley at KNIFEPOINT before making ‘sexually threatening statements’ and robbing her of grocery money
- NYPD are hunting a man who grabbed an 11-year-old girl by the throat and dragged her into a Queens alley Sunday morning
- The preteen victim was on her way to a grocery store by 86th Street and Northern Boulevard around 8:45am when the man grabbed her from behind
- The creep then put a knife to her throat, demanding to know the girl’s age and threatening to sexually assault her before ultimately robbing her of $20
- The victim sustained cuts and bruising to her throat and was taken to a hospital
- No arrests have been made as of Wednesday, in what the NYPD describe as a ‘sexually motivated’ robbery
- Violent crimes in Jackson Heights, the neighborhood where Sunday’s crime took place, are 97 percent higher than the national average
- In Jackson Heights, you have a 1 in 45 chance of becoming a victim of crime
NYPD are hunting this man (pictured) for a ‘sexually motivated’ robbery of a preteen girl
NYPD are looking for a man who grabbed an 11-year-old girl by the throat and dragged her into a Queens alley, before placing a knife to her neck, threatening to sexually assault her and robbing her.
The victim, who was not named, was on her way to a grocery store at 86th Street and Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights around 8:45am Sunday.
An unidentified man came up behind her, grabbed her by the throat, then removed her mask and dragged her into the alley, according to police.
While holding her down, police said he produced a ‘sharp metal object’, placed it against her throat, and made disturbing sexual threats while demanding to know the girl’s age.
The victim (not pictured) was on her way to a grocery store by 86th Street and Northern Boulevard around 8:45am Sunday when the man grabbed her from behind
The suspect put a knife to her throat, demanding to know the girl’s age and threatening to sexually assault her before ultimately robbing her of $20
He stole the girl’s house keys, along with $20 and a reusable grocery bag. The suspect then fled northbound on 86th Street on foot, the NYPD report.
Meanwhile, the victim was taken to a hospital for treatment for cuts and bruising to her throat.
The NYPD is investigating the incident and released video of the suspect fleeing in an effort to identify him.
No arrests were made as of Wednesday, the department told Mail Online.
Violent crimes in Jackson Heights are 97 percent higher than the national average, according to the crime-tracking website Area Vibes, which gave the Queens neighborhood an ‘F’ rating for high crime, cost of living and employment.
The man fled the scene immediately after the ‘sexually motivated robbery,’ and was last seen northbound on 86th Street
The NYPD released video of the suspect fleeing in an effort to identify the man in question
The victim sustained cuts to her throat, and was taken to a nearby hospital
In Jackson Heights, there is a 1 in 45 chance of becoming a crime victim, the website reports.
Meanwhile, New York City also had troubling spike in crime, with citywide statistics for June showing a 3.1 percent increase in total crime when compared to June 2020.
The city saw a 16 percent increase in robberies in June, with 1,121 occurring last month compared to 966 the same time last year, and a 32.3 percent increase in grand larceny, according to the NYPD.
‘Keeping all New Yorkers safe is what drives us, and your police officers are working with community members around the clock to do just that,’ said Police Commissioner Dermot Shea.
‘Through targeted deployment and collaborative efforts with those we serve, the department continues in its mission to stamp out criminal activity and hold those who commit acts of violence to account.’
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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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