According to a Fox News exclusive report, an illegal immigrant from Ecuador has been arrested in New York City for raping a 13-year-old girl at knifepoint in a park in broad daylight.
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed the arrest but declined to provide additional details.
From Fox News:
Law enforcement sources tell Fox News that police arrested an Ecuadorian man Monday evening in connection with the crime. He entered the country illegally in 2021.
The attack happened Thursday at Kissena Park, about 3 miles from where the New York Mets play at Citi Field and near the site of the 1964 World’s Fair and the U.S. Open. The victim also went to school in the neighborhood.
Police had been offering a $10,000 reward in the case after obtaining surveillance video showing the suspect on a bicycle.
Police found him after neighbors recognized him from the wanted poster, held him down and called 911, sources said.
“It was good police work,” said Joseph Giacalone, a retired NYPD sergeant and a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. “They got the drawings out of the suspect and his tattoo, and then were able to secure the surveillance photo and … some help from the public – but that’s how it’s supposed to work.”
The story was shared on X by Fox News border correspondent Bill Melugin who confirmed, per a colleague, that the migrant crossed into the country illegally in 2021.
“…an illegal alien from Ecuador has been arrested by NYPD, accused of raping a 13-year-old girl at knifepoint in a wooded area in Queens last week in broad daylight. Believed to have crossed illegally into US in 2021.”
More over at Fox News:
NEW: Per colleague @AlexisMcAdamsTV, an illegal alien from Ecuador has been arrested by NYPD, accused of raping a 13-year-old girl at knifepoint in a wooded area in Queens last week in broad daylight. Believed to have crossed illegally into US in 2021. https://t.co/F3G6AdJ6rO
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) June 18, 2024
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