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Scream for Help Saves Her The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an attempted rape at a Queens subway station. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice February 29, 2024 QUEENS - A Queens woman was attacked and almost raped inside a subway station, cops said.  At around midnight on February 24, a 20-year-old woman exited a Queens-bound F Train at the 169th Street station when a man followed her. Cops said when the woman reached the mezzanine the man pounced, punching her multiple times. He covered her face while continuing to punch her and then pushed her to the ground, investigators said.  As the attacker tried to remove the woman’s clothing while she was on the ground, the victim cried out for help. The scream alerted a nearby security guard who intervened, cops said. Seeing the guard charging toward him, the attacker fled. EMS transported the victim to a nearby hospital where she was treated for her injuries.  The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect. H

Cops Looking for Perv Who Molested Teen at Subway Station The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the sexual assault on a teenage girl at a Queens subway station. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice February 24, 2024 QUEENS - Cops are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a teenage girl on the platform of a Queens subway station. At around 8:40 pm on February 9, a 15-year-old girl was standing on the northbound platform of the Halsey Street station. Cops said a man walked up to the teen and knocked her for the ground. Investigators said the attacker picked the girl up and forcibly kissed her. At the same time he groped the teen over her clothing. Cops said after sexually assaulting the girl, he forcibly took her cell phone and fled the station. The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion, curly hair and facial hair. He is said to be 5 foot 8 and is 30 years old. He was last seen wearing a black hooded jacket with stripes along the