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Man Sought for Forcible Touching Incident

 

The New York Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the man shown in the attached surveillance video and photos who is wanted in connection with a forcible touching incident which occurred in the 52nd precinct.

 

On Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at approximately 5 p.m., in the vicinity of Davidson Avenue and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, a 21-year-old female was entering the vestibule of her apartment building when an unknown man approached her from behind and grabbed the victim’s buttocks. The individual then fled on foot in an unknown direction. The victim sustained no injury.

 

The individual is described as a dark-skinned adult male, approximately 6 feet tall, with black hair and was last seen wearing a brown t-shirt, blue pants (scrubs), light-colored sneakers, a blue surgical face mask, headphones, and was carrying a black back pack.

 

The surveillance video and photos of the man were obtained at the incident location, before and after the incident.

 

Anyone with information with regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.

 

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