POLICE in New Providence are on the hunt for a man who allegedly broke into a woman's home early on Sunday morning and sexually assaulted her at knife point.

The rape took place shortly after 2am off Robinson Road.

According to police reports, the woman was at her home on Fifth Street and Coconut Grove when a man with a knife forced his way inside her home and sexually assaulted her before fleeing the area on foot.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 911 or 919, the Central Detective Unit at 502-9991 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 328-TIPS.

Investigations continue.

In January, Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said despite a four per cent decrease in serious crimes against the person compared to the same period in 2014, rape, attempted rape, unlawful sexual intercourse all increased by 16 per cent, 33 per cent and 11 per cent respectively.

By Sancheska Brown, Tribune Staff Reporter

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