clipped from gothamist.com Alleged Rapist Saw Similar Rape Charge Dropped Last Year Google Street View of 550 W 153rd St An unidentified 45-year-old woman claims Taurean Williams, 25, approached her on New Year's Day in Upper Manhattan and displayed a badge, telling her he was a police detective who needed to bring her to a local station to check whether there were any warrants out for her arrest. Instead, he allegedly pulled a gun on her and raped her on the rooftop of a building at 550 West 153rd Street. Now police say Williams (MySpace?) was also arrested for raping a teenager on the same rooftop in October—but prosecutors dropped the charge. Detectives from the Special Victims Unit recognized similarities between the rapes, and presented the most recent victim with photos, one of which included Williams, whom she identified. Police say Williams was previously arrested on October 23rd, on charges that he raped and sodomized a 17-year-old girl on the same rooftop.