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Serial Sexual Assaults in Brooklyn, NY - Mapped on SpotCrime!

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Recently, there have been a string of sexual assaults against women in the Sunset Park/Windsor Terrace/Park Slope neighborhoods of Brooklyn, NY .  A total of 11 assaults since March.  The most recent occurred on Monday night when a man groped a woman after exiting the subway in Sunset Park.  Check out the crime listing we created to give a visual representation of where these assaults have occurred. To view the full interactive map on SpotCrime, head here  The NYPD does not believe the most recent crime is related to the 10 other sexual assaults.  But, since it occurred in the same area as the others, we decided to include it on our map. Picture from NBC New York coverage There have been 4 total sketches made from accounts from the victims.  Although all drawings are different, you can see some similarities in the race (possibly), hair color and nose of the suspect(s), which is why we think all of the incidents are related.  The man has been ...