Police make arrest in Williamsburg rapes

? Police are questioning a man who they believe raped three women in Williamsburg. Officers arrested Gerard Mitchell, 29, after the latest attack on a 38-year-old woman who was walking to work early

News 12 Staff

Feb 2, 2006, 9:18 PM

Updated 6,876 days ago

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? Police are questioning a man who they believe raped three women in Williamsburg.
Officers arrested Gerard Mitchell, 29, after the latest attack on a 38-year-old woman who was walking to work early Wednesday morning. Investigators say the suspect approached the victim from behind, threatened her with a weapon and took her to a secluded area where he sexually assaulted her.
Police say the suspect also robbed all three women; the first two attacks happened in October.