As reported, police said that on Friday, April 17, at around 7 p.m., the victim, a 50-year-old woman, was approached by an unidentified male individual in a building in the vicinity of West 164th Street and Ogden Avenue and proceeded to sexually assault her. “The male individual then forcefully removed approximately $50 and a yellow metal chain with a metal cross pendant before fleeing on foot to parts unknown,” a police spokesperson said. “The victim was transported to a local area hospital for treatment.”

Police said the suspect is described as male, has a dark complexion, is estimated to be between 30 and 40 years of age, is around 5 feet, 7 inches tall, has a medium build, a goatee beard, and was last seen wearing a gray NY Yankee cap.

They initially released a sketch of the man but later released the attached photo and said pursuant to an ongoing investigation, detectives have identified the man as Isaiah Jones, 50.

As also reported, on April 4, police charged a 25-year-old man following the rape of a 16-year-old girl in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx.

According to the latest crime statistics, rapes in the last 28-day period have increased by 450% in the 52nd Precinct, and by 400% in the 50th Precinct. Other sex crimes have also increased by 300% in the 50th Precinct. See our Crime File on page 16 and 17 for more on this.

On Monday, April 27, the West Bronx Community Safety Partnership, which was modeled on lessons learned from New York State’s Project RISE (Respond, Invest, Sustain, Empower) was held at P.S. 340 in Kingsbridge Heights, and was attended by around 100 people, including several elected officials, community members, including some from Bronx Community Board 7.

While it was not open to the press, to allow residents greater freedom to speak freely about the solutions they wanted to see implemented to help address crime and violence, a State representative, Kirstan Conley, later confirmed that about 80 percent of attendees were community residents “with participation of those 18 and under, more people from 19 to 21,” and “a very good mix of ages and backgrounds.”

The NYPD is asking any other victims to please come forward by calling the NYPD’s Sex Crimes Hotline at 1-212-267-7273 or 646-610-7272, the 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.