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(Bronx, NY/77WABC)-The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect seen in the attached photos and video in connection with two attempted rape pattern in the Bronx.
In the first reported incident, on Saturday, February 20th, 2021 at approximately 6 pm inside of a residential building in the vicinity of Morris Avenue and East 177th Street, the unidentified male approached the victim, a 29-year-old female, and forcibly touched her private area. The victim resisted and the unidentified male fled on foot.
Police report the second incident a short time later at 6:50 pm in the vicinity of Morris Avenue and East 174th Street, the unidentified male approached the 39-year-old female victim from behind. The male forced the victim to the ground, pulled her pants down, and attempted to sexually assault her while grabbing her private area. The victim resisted and the unidentified male also fled the second incident on foot.
Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this male 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 Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
