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Sketch shows attempted rape suspect in broad daylight attack on woman tanning in famous park

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July 1, 2024

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The NYPD has released a sketch of a man wanted for a Central Park attempted rape that targeted a young sunbathing woman in the country’s most high-profile city park.

The sketch shows the man with a short beard and bags under his eyes and wearing a baseball cap.

Police said earlier this week that the 21-year-old victim had been sunbathing by herself when a strange man approached and exposed himself.

She got up to run away, but he chased her down and tackled her from behind, according to authorities.

WOMAN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED WHILE SUNBATHING IN CENTRAL PARK, SUSPECT AT LARGE

The Central Park suspect is described as a Black man in his 30s, about six feet tall with a medium build. He was wearing a light-colored shirt and shorts. (NYPD)

She escaped after a struggle and went to a hospital for a check-up but was not physically injured, according to authorities.

It happened in Central Park around 1:30 p.m. Monday near 104th Street and West Drive.

Police described the suspect as a Black man in his 30s, of medium build and about six feet tall with curly hair.

He was wearing a light-colored shirt and shorts.

Police tape off scene where a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted while sunbathing in the park. (Peter Gerber)

MIGRANT ARRESTED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT RAPE OF 13-YEAR-OLD IN NEW YORK PARK

Police are asking anyone with information on the attacker to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

Authorities have stepped up patrols in the park in response to the attack.

Earlier this month, another shocking sex crime took place in a park in Queens.

Police said an illegal immigrant suspect forced two 13-year-olds into the woods, tied them together by the wrists and raped one of them before stealing their phones and running off.

Press conference in Central Park about woman sexually assaulted

Authorities in NYC gave an update after a woman was allegedly nearly raped in Central Park while sunbathing. (X/@NYPD News)

Police arrested Christian Geovanny Inga-Landi, a 25-year-old from Ecuador, after a group of good Samaritans spotted him walking near a deli and held him down until police arrived.

That attack happened June 13 at Kissena Park, about three 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.

Fox News’ Stepheny Price contributed to this report.

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Pittsburg, PA

3 men charged with trafficking cocaine after bust in North Versailles

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5 mins ago

July 3, 2024

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3 men charged with trafficking cocaine after bust in North Versailles

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NORTH VERSAILLES, Pa. (KDKA) — Three men were arrested and charged with trafficking cocaine after a traffic stop in North Versailles on Tuesday, the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office said.

Three out-of-state men, two from Florida and one from New York, were taken to the Allegheny County Jail after the sheriff’s office said a search of their vehicle turned up 15 kilograms of suspected cocaine.

The sheriff’s office said detectives developed information on Tuesday that a “significant” amount of cocaine was possibly being transported inside a white SUV. Detectives then tracked down the vehicle and pulled it over for a traffic violation in North Versailles.

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During the traffic stop, the sheriff’s office said detectives noticed the men inside were nervous. They gave consent for an inspection of the outside of their vehicle, and a North Versailles K-9 indicated there were drugs inside.

The men inside denied consent to search the inside of the vehicle, but they were detained after detectives said they learned none of them had valid driver’s licenses.

After getting a search warrant, the sheriff’s office said authorities found 15 separate kilogram-size packages of suspected cocaine and a bag of suspected drug paraphernalia and packaging materials.

Forty-eight-year-old Alcedo Espinal of Florida, 34-year-old Yasser Collado Feliz of Florida and 48-year-old Guillermo Hernandez of New York were taken to the Allegheny County Jail for arraignment on possession, possession with intent to deliver and conspiracy charges.

Madeline Bartos

Madeline Bartos is a digital web producer for CBS Pittsburgh who has worked with KDKA since 2019.

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Connecticut

Connecticut Attorney General Launches Investigation Into Capulet Fest

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July 3, 2024

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Connecticut Attorney General Launches Investigation Into Capulet Fest

To say Capulet Fest this past weekend was an absolute disaster would be putting it lightly. It was already a shitshow before things even started but then things took a turn for the worse when the third day was completely canceled at the very last minute.

Yesterday, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced he was launching an investigation into the disastrous festival. After the fest was billed as a three-day outdoor festival at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park and was then moved, at the last minute, to the Webster Theater over an hour away with the last day being canceled, Tong has received 60 complaints about the festival. Honestly, 60 seems like a low number considering everything that happened. Perhaps if more metalheads knew that filing a complaint with the Attorney General’s office was an option, that number would be higher.

According to the local NBC affiliate in Connecticut, Tong held a press conference, stating:

“What happened to the people who paid for tickets is outrageous, it’s wrong and it’s unacceptable.”

Tong later continued, saying:

“There’s no statute that says a concert promoter is supposed to do x, y and z, they’re just not supposed to lie to people.”

The news reported the owner of Capulet Entertainment LLC as Estevan Vega, who also runs Joe’s Barber Lounge in Colchester, CT. Vega has since deleted his social media accounts due to the backlash from the event.

It seems that more and more music festivals are starting to fall apart and come under government scrutiny. Maybe it’s time to realize that not everyone is capable of putting on a music festival. It’s good that some of them are being held accountable, but it remains to be seen how much Attorney General Tong will be able to do about the situation.

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Maine

Woodland tour in Cornville

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2 hours ago

July 3, 2024

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CORNVILLE — The public is welcome to join Maine Woodland Owners and Maine Forest Service on Monday, July 22 from 1-2:30 p.m. for a tour of Stottler Memorial Woodland on Barter Hill Road in Cornville. Maine Woodland Owners Land Trust forester Mike Kinney will discuss and showcase the various active forest management projects that focus on developing a healthy forest. Additionally, Maine Forest Service District Forester Jim Ferrante will discuss what key characteristics can be used to identify the various tree species found on the property.

This is a free event. Contact Jenn Hicks, Maine Woodland Owners director of communications and outreach, for more information or to let her know you plan to attend at jenn@mainewoodlandowners.org or 207-626-0005. Visit the Maine Woodland Owners website at www.mainewoodlandowners.org.