The police are asking for the public's help in identifying and finding a man who tried to rape a woman in Brooklyn.

According to the NYPD, at 11:55 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25th, the suspect followed a 36-year-old woman into her building on South 3rd Street in Williamsburg. On the third floor, he allegedly assaulted the victim and attempted to rape her, before fleeing.

The Daily News reports that the suspect began following the victim on Bedford Avenue, "and asked her for directions to the nearest train station. The man, who was apparently drunk, kept walking with the victim and followed her into her building." He reportedly said, "I'm not going to play games with you," and repeatedly punched her.

The News adds, "He then pulled off the woman's pants and dragged her down two flights of stairs, but was frightened off by the woman's teenage son, who heard her screams and came out to investigate."

Police released a surveillance photograph of the suspect, describing him as between 25 and 35 years old, 6'2" tall, weighing 180 pounds and wearing a blue jacket with yellow word that read "Lincoln St. Mary's Council 112".

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.