Police seek man accused of attempted assault in Soundview

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><span style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Police are searching for a man who attempted to sexually assault a woman in Soundview.</span></span></span></span></p>

News 12 Staff

Sep 24, 2017, 11:29 AM

Updated 2,405 days ago

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Police seek man accused of attempted assault in Soundview
Police are searching for a man who attempted to sexually assault a woman in Soundview.
The incident, which was caught on tape, happened late Friday evening between Watson and Gleason avenues.
Police say the 22-year-old woman was walking on Beach Avenues when a man started cat calling her.
He then grabbed her from behind.
She yelled and fought him off and the suspect fled.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.


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