New York rape suspect arrested in Miami

MIAMI, Fla. (WWSB) - DNA evidence helped investigators track down a man accused of raping three women in New York’s Central Park over the span of five years, leading to his arrest more than 1,000 miles away in Miami, Florida, authorities said.Miami police and U.S. Marshals took 30-year-old Dereck Rivera Deleon, of the Bronx, into custody Tuesday while he was working at a Burger King in Miami, according to the New York Police Department.The most recent attack happened Oct. 24, when Rivera Deleon allegedly approached a 39-year-old woman with a knife and sexually assaulted her in Central Park, authorities said. NYPD Crime Stoppers had released surveillance footage and asked for the public’s help in identifying the suspect following that assault.Police say the other two rapes occurred in 2021 and 2023.Miami police said investigators connected Rivera Deleon to the crimes through DNA evidence and positive identification by victims. Detectives later determined he had recently arrived in South