Photo courtesy of the NYPD
The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying the man seen in the attached photos who they say is wanted in connection with a menacing incident that occurred in the Wakefield section of The Bronx.
Police said that on Sunday, Jan. 11, at around 4.15 p.m. at the intersection of East 232nd Street and White Plains Road, a 40-year-old male victim was engaged in a traffic dispute with an unidentified person.
They said the suspect displayed a gun, threatened the victim, then displayed a knife and slashed all four of the victim’s car tires. They said the suspect then fled the location in a gray Ford Explorer traveling westbound on East 232nd Street to parts unknown. They said there were no reported injuries as a result of the incident.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
Police said the suspect is described as male, and was last seen wearing a white jacket, white sweatpants, and tan boots.
Anyone with information regarding 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 https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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