New York police and federal authorities arrested a man in Florida on Tuesday in connection with a series of rapes in Central Park dating back to at least 2021, authorities said.
Derek Rivera-Deleon was arrested while working at a Burger King in Miami, according to a statement from the NYPD.
He was incarcerated for “raping a woman in Central Park on” October 24, in addition to two other “rapes occurring in Central Park in 2023 and 2021,” according to the police press release.
“The NYPD will stop at nothing to remove dangerous criminals from our streets,” the department said.
A 39-year-old woman was arrested in a wooded area of the park around 9 p.m. on Oct. 24, where she was stabbed near East 66th Street and Fifth Avenue, officials said.
Police released surveillance images of the suspect after the attack, wearing dark clothing and carrying a dark backpack.
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