Bedford Park: Man Sought for Display of Public Lewdness aboard MTA Bus

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached video who is sought in connection to an incident of public lewdness that occurred on an MTA bus in Bedford Park on Feb. 11, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached video and photo who is sought in connection to an incident of public lewdness that occurred on an MTA bus in Bedford Park.

Police said that on Saturday, Feb. 11, at around 6.10 p.m., the victim, a 23-year-old woman, boarded a BX1 bus on Grand Concourse and East 203rd Street and encountered the unidentified male individual aboard the bus, exposing his genitals and performing a lewd act. According to police, he got off the bus on West 231st Street and Broadway in Kingsbridge, and fled eastbound on West 231st Street.

He is described as male, has a dark complexion, brown eyes, and short black hair. He was last seen wearing a red hoodie, red sweat pants, and dark colored shoes.

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in this photo who is sought in connection to an incident of public lewdness that occurred on an MTA bus in Bedford Park on Feb. 11, 2023.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

Anyone with information in 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.nypdonline.org/or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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