Cops arrest attempted subway rape suspect in NYC

Cops busted a 23-year-old man they say tried to rape a young woman on a subway train in Lower Manhattan earlier this week, officials confirmed Thursday.

The man, identified by police as Timothy Thomas, allegedly slid his hand into the 21-year-old woman’s pants while they rode northbound E train as it approached the Canal Street Station around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday.

The woman tried to get away, but Thomas grabbed a hold of her, shoved her into the corner of the train car and tried to rape her, police said.

It was unclear how the woman managed to get away unharmed.

Police spotted the attempted rape suspect sometime on Thursday in Lower Manhattan and took him into custody.

Thomas was charged with attempted rape, sex abuse, forcible touching and unlawful imprisonment, police said.

The NYPD’s Special Victims Unit announced the collar in a tweet Thursday afternoon.

“The Transit District 20 Public Safety Team was on it when they spotted this male wanted for an attempted rape by the Transit Special Victims within 24 hours,” the unit wrote.