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Elderly woman sexually assaulted after offering suspect glass of water

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An elderly woman was sexually assaulted in her Fresh Meadows home after inviting the suspect in for a glass of water, according to police.

The suspect approached the 67-year-old victim in the afternoon of Monday, February 27 as she was entering her apartment and asked for a glass of water, police said. Once inside, the suspect sexually assaulted her at knife point.

Police described the suspect as a black male between 45-65 years old, 5-feet-9-inches tall, 160 pounds.

Anyone with information in regards to this sexual assault is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are confidential.