No one got on the radio to report the problem. Mayor offers reward to catch attackers Two civilians have filed complaints against police officers alleging that they did not respond. Ironically, on the day of the attacks there were more than 900 officers patrolling the park, instead of the usual 36 officers, because of the Puerto Rican Day Parade on Fifth Avenue. Mayor Rudolph Giuliani acknowledged that at least 10 women were sexually assaulted by 20 to 40 men in public. On Tuesday, police were working with several TV stations to obtain amateur videotape of the attacks that was aired during Monday and Tuesday's newscasts.
Police hope to identify some of the suspects.
One man who shot a tape said he was frightened. Two men have been arrested. She and her friends were surrounded and soaked with water, and men tore at her shirt, ripped off her shorts and groped her. Then the men were gone, fleeing into crowds of people in the park. The woman quickly found two officers who helped her search for her attackers.