Photo courtesy of the NYPD
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with an attempted burglary that occurred in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx.
Police said that on Friday, April 10, at around 7.08 p.m. in the vicinity of Corlear Avenue and West 238th Street, the unidentified person entered the front entrance of a residential building and proceeded to the basement, where he removed multiple tools. They said upon exiting the building, the man was confronted by a resident, abandoned the tools on the sidewalk, and then fled the location on foot in an unknown direction. They said there were no injuries reported as a result of the incident.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, in Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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