In the past few days, the NYPD has asked for the public's help in locating suspects in three separate forcible touching incidents in the Bronx.
Last night, the police released details about a September 22nd incident: At around 10:30 p.m., the NYPD says a 20-year-old woman was walking in the vicinity of Harding Avenue and Prentiss Avenue in the 45th Precinct when she was "engaged [in] conversation by" the male suspect who "ask[ed] her for the time. The suspect then proceeded to ask the victim for a sexual favor."
The victim refused, and police say "the suspect put the victim into a bear hug and after releasing her, grabbed her buttocks with both hands and fled."
The suspect fled, but was described as being 17-20 years old, about 5'5" and 130 pounds. A police sketch of the suspect was released, and it appears he was also wearing a Mets cap.
The police also asked for help yesterday in finding a suspect and a person of interest in an alleged forcible touching incident in the 46th Precinct: On November 11th, at the corner of Sedgwick Avenue and Fame Hall Terrace at 6 p.m., a male suspect approached a 22-year-old woman "from behind and grabbed her buttocks."
The suspect fled on foot, and he was with a male riding a bicycle, who is now a person of interest. The NYPD release surveillance video:
The suspect was wearing a yellow tank-top and a multi-colored winter cap, while the person of interest on the bicycle was wearing a red T-shirt.
And in an incident in the 46th Precinct, police say that on October 30th, at 5:20 a.m., near East 141 Street and Bruckner Blvd, 44-year-old woman walking from a train station to work at St, Mary's Place and Southern Blvd. was approached from behind by a male who "grabbed the victim by her hair and her buttocks and fled."
The police also released a sketch of him (left), describing him as 28-35 years old, 6'0" tall, and 150 pounds with a thin frame, last seen wearing a black and orange jacket.
Anyone with information in regards to these incidents 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.
