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    Woman fights off creep who put her in chokehold during attempted rape on NYC sidewalk: cops

    By Amanda Woods,

    21 days ago

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    A woman fought off a stranger who put her in a chokehold and tried to drag her off a Bronx sidewalk in a terrifying attempted rape that was caught on video, police said.

    The attacker – identified by the NYPD Monday as Miguel Rivera, 45 – snuck up behind the 26-year-old victim as she walked along the sidewalk at Vireo Avenue and East 235th Street in the Woodlawn Heights neighborhood around 1:30 a.m. May 24, cops said.

    Rivera then wrapped his arms around the woman’s neck and wrestled her down to the pavement without saying a word, according to cops and disturbing surveillance footage obtained by News 12 .

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    Miguel Rivera, 45, allegedly put a 26-year-old woman in a chokehold and tried to rape her at Vireo Avenue and East 235th Street in the Bronx on May 24, cops said. NYPD

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    The victim fought off the violent sicko, who was still on the loose Tuesday.

    Rivera – who was seen on foot for the duration of the News 12 clip – then fled on a blue scooter, authorities said.

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    The victim refused medical attention on the scene for some minor scrapes, cops said.

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    Footage shows the creep following the woman before putting her in a chokehold and dragging her down to the pavement. News 12 Westchester
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    The victim fought off Rivera, who was still at large Tuesday. News 12 Westchester

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    The caught-on-video attack comes weeks after two similarly disturbing sex crimes in the borough. News 12 Westchester

    The attack came weeks after two other disturbing sex crimes in the Bronx.

    A 15-year-old girl fought off a still-at-large pervert who tried to rape her in a wooded area of Pelham Bay Park around 5 p.m. May 18, police said.

    In another caught-on-video ordeal May 1, Kashaan Parks, 39 , allegedly lassoed a 45-year-old woman with a belt from behind, dragged her unconscious and raped her between two parked cars at East 152nd Street and Third Avenue in the South Bronx, cops said.

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