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Manhattan

A woman was nearly raped on the subway in Harlem when she changed cars to get away from a perverted straphanger, authorities said.

The 21-year-old victim was riding the northbound 3 train at around 4 p.m. last Thursday when she spotted a man masturbating, cops said.

The woman tried to get away from the creep by moving to another car, but he followed her, forcing her onto a seat where he tried to rape her, cops said.

The suspect (right) fled the train when it pulled into the 148th Street station.

He’s described as being in his 20s or 30s, stands about 6-feet tall and was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, cops said.

The Bronx

A man was stabbed multiple times in Soundview, cops said.

The 32-year-old man was inside an apartment building near Watson and Wheeler avenues around 8:45 a.m. Monday when a stranger approached and stabbed him, police said.

The attack was over money, cops said.

The victim was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in critical condition, officials said.

Police have arrested a suspect but that person has not yet been charged.


A fight inside a Mott Haven club led a gunman to open fire outside the hot spot, authorities said.

Surveillance video shows the hoodie-wearing suspect (above) approaching the entrance of the Sin City Cabaret on Park Avenue with a handgun at about 3 a.m. Christmas Day, cops said.

The shooter then fired several shots toward the front of the club before running away.


This suspect (right) is wanted for raping a 7-year-old girl in Soundview, authorities said.

Virgillo Ocampo, 33, allegedly attacked the child on Dec. 19. Police say Ocampo knew the child.

Ocampo is 5-foot-7 and weighs about 180 pounds, police said.

Queens

Police are looking for two bandits who stole more than $7,000 worth of baubles from a Flushing jewelry store, authorities said.

The couple walked into H.Y. Jewelry Store on Northern Boulevard at about 2:30 p.m. last Thursday before the female thief began to distract the employee by asking to try on a piece of jewelry, cops said.

As the shopkeeper was tending to the woman, her male partner reached over the counter and grabbed several items, including a blue sapphire and diamond ring valued at $4,300, a ruby and diamond ring worth $2,500, and a bracelet valued at approximately $600.

The duo slipped out before store employees realized the items had been stolen, cops said.

Staten Island

A man stole an Access-A-Ride van in Rossville to pay off a debt, authorities said.

Frank Ackerson, 61, was spotted by an auxiliary cop at about 9 p.m. on Jan. 7 allegedly pulling on door handles of numerous cars outside of 300 West Service Road before finally getting into an Access-A-Ride van and driving away, according to the criminal complaint.

Ackerson was charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, the complaint states.


A woman was busted for stealing more than $1,200 worth of makeup from the Staten Island Mall, according to a Criminal Court complaint.

Michelle Yom, 19, was caught milling about the Sephora inside the mall removing merchandise from shelves and slipping them into her purse and a shopping bag on Jan. 7, the complaint states.

Yom was stopped by a security guard when she tried to leave the store and later arrested by police, according to the complaint.