NYPD Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison announced the arrest on Twitter.
Great investigative work done by the following: Manhattan Special Victims, 13th Precinct Detective Squad, Crime Scene Unit, and Latent Print Section. They quickly identified the suspect of a rape and home invasion that occurred on New Year’s Eve inside the victim’s apartment. pic.twitter.com/J5hRXzqPe4 Chief Rodney Harrison (@NYPDDetectives) January 2, 2021
The suspect was later identified as 23-year-old Elijah Kelly. He s facing a number of charges including rape, robbery, and felony assault.
Police said the man knocked on the door of the 27-year-old victim s apartment on East 30th Street in Kips Bay just before noon Thursday and told her he was a deliveryman.
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