The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying an individual who is sought in connection to a pattern of robbery and criminal sex acts that occurred in the Laconia and Edenwald sections of the North Bronx.
On Sunday, May 1, at approximately 11.20 p.m., the individual approached a 19-year-old male victim in the vicinity of Eastchester Road and Burke Avenue in Laconia and displayed a knife. The aggressor stole the victim’s phone and forced him to perform a sexual act on him, while the victim resisted. The assailant then fled to parts unknown.
On May 18, an additional incident was reported.
On Saturday, May 14, at approximately 4 p.m., a person approached a 14 year-old male victim in the vicinity of East 229th Street and Schieffelin Place in Edenwald and displayed a knife. The individual stole the victim’s cell phone and proceeded to forcibly perform a sexual act on the teenager. The victim received treatment at Lincoln Hospital and is in stable condition.
A video of the second incident is attached.
Anyone with information regarding these incidents 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 https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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