Bedford Park: NYPD Asks Public for Help Locating Man Wanted for Groping 15-Year-Old Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in this video who they say is wanted in connection to a groping incident that occurred in transit on the 4 subway as it approached the Bedford Park Boulevard subway station in The Bronx on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Video courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached media, who they say is wanted in connection to a groping incident that occurred in transit on the 4 subway as it approached the Bedford Park Boulevard subway station.

Police said that on Wednesday, July 17, at around 1.10 p.m., the victim, a 15-year-old girl, was sitting aboard a northbound 4 train as it was approaching the Bedford Park Boulevard subway station, when an unidentified man approached her and sat next to her.

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in this photo, who they say is wanted in connection to a groping incident that occurred in transit on the 4 subway as it approached the Bedford Park Boulevard subway station on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

They said the man then touched her thigh, kissed her on the cheek, and touched her lips with his hand. They said when the train arrived at the Bedford Park Boulevard station, the man exited the train and fled to parts unknown.

There were no reported physical injuries reported as following the incident, police said.

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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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