Crime & Safety

Police Seek Suspect in Forest Hills Sex Assault

Man attacked woman near Queens Boulevard early Sunday morning.

Police said they are searching for a suspect in a sexual assault that took place this past weekend in Forest Hills.

Around 4 a.m. Sunday morning, the man followed a 23-year-old woman to the front of her residence near Queens Boulevard and sexually assaulted her, police said.

The man has been described as an Hispanic who was between the age of 25 and 30 years, approximately five-feet-10-inches and 160 pounds. He was wearing a red T-shirt, dark colored pants and a red baseball cap.

Anyone with tips can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or text tips to 274637 and then enter TIP577.

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