Gunman Sexually Assaulted Woman in West Hempstead

By Timothy Bolger Posted on December 28, 2016

A gunman sexually assaulted a 21-year-old woman in West Hempstead early Tuesday morning, Nassau County police said.

The attacker was armed with a handgun when he approached the victim on Terminal Road, drove her to an unknown location and sexually assaulted her at 4 a.m., police said.

The suspect fled scene on foot in an unknown direction. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Special Victims Squad detectives request anyone with information regarding this crime to call them at 516-573-4022. All callers will remain anonymous.

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Timothy Bolger

Timothy Bolger is the Editor in Chief of the Long Island Press who’s been working to uncover unreported stories since shortly after it launched in 2003. When he’s not editing, getting hassled by The Man or fielding cold calls to the newsroom, he covers crime, general interest and political news in addition to reporting longer, sometimes investigative features. He won’t be happy until everyone is as pissed off as he is about how screwed up Lawn Guyland is.