Man accused of 3 Central Park rapes arrested in Miami Beach, police say

Suspect in Central Park serial sexual assaults arrested in Miami NYPD detectives and U.S. Marshals arrested Dereck Rivera-Deleon at a Miami Burger King in connection with multiple knife-point sexual assaults in Central Park spanning a five-year period. Authorities utilized surveillance video, forensics and DNA evidence to track down and apprehend the suspected serial rapist. The Brief NYPD detectives and U.S. Marshals arrested Dereck Rivera-Deleon at a Miami Burger King on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Authorities said the arrest is in connection with multiple alleged knife-point sexual assaults in Central Park spanning a five-year period. Rivera-Deleon was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where he is being held without bond pending extradition proceedings to bring him back to New York. NEW YORK - Police arrested a 30-year-old Bronx man in Florida on Tuesday accused of three separate attacks in Central Park , including an armed sexual assault last month, the NYPD announced. Central Park rape suspect arrested Dereck Rivera-Deleon was arrested in Miami Beach on Tuesday, Nov. 10, by Miami Beach Police Department robbery detectives and the U.S. Marshals Service, police said. Rivera-Deleon, who had recently arrived in South Florida and was working at an area restaurant, was taken into custody without incident along the 1100 block of Washington Avenue following law enforcement surveillance. Featured article Woman sexually assaulted in Central Park; police searching for suspect Police are looking for a suspect after an armed sexual assault was reported in Central Park Saturday night. Authorities confirmed Rivera-Deleon was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where jail records show he is being held without bond pending extradition proceedings to bring him back to New York. Woman attacked in Central Park The backstory: Officials said the arrest came on an extraditable warrant issued Nov. 9 in connection with an investigation into an attack on Oct. 24. According to police, that incident occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m., when officers responded to reports of an assault near East 66th Street and Fifth Avenue. Upon arrival, officers reported that a 39-year-old woman stated an unidentified man armed with a knife approached her, forced her into a wooded area and sexually assaulted her before fleeing the scene. What's next: According to investigators, Rivera-Deleon is also facing charges for two other rapes in Central Park — one in 2023 and one in 2021 — after they reportedly connected him to the earlier assaults through victim identifications and DNA evidence. Authorities stated additional charges are expected in New York. The Source: Information in this report was provided by the New York Police Department following the suspect’s arrest and by the NYPD’s Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Public Information (DCPI) on the night of the incident. Crime and Public Safety News Central Park New York Florida