NEW YORK — The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance in identifying the following individual in connection to a forcible touching, on a NYC subway, in the Bronx. Details are as follows:
On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at approximately 6:26PM, a 38-year-old female victim was onboard a northbound “5” train approaching the Baychester subway station, when an unknown male individual approached her from behind and rubbed himself against her body multiple times. The victim exited the train at the Baychester subway station and while the individual remained onboard. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.
The individual is described as follows:
Male, black, 50 to 60-years-old, heavy set, wearing a black baseball hat with the logo “Evergreen” on it. The individual was also seen carrying a black bag over his shoulder.
A photo of the individual was taken by the victim’s cellphone.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
