Suspect Wanted for Exposing Himself to Child in Norwood

By DAVID CRUZ

The NYPD needs help identifying a man wanted for exposing his genitals to a little boy in Norwood.

According to police at the 52nd Precinct, the man approached the boy inside a residential building near East Gun Hill Road and DeKalb Avenue on Jan. 23 at around 5:25 p.m.

The man then took the 11-year-old to another floor and exposed his genitals to him. Video surveillance caught the suspect inside an elevator. The suspect is described as Hispanic, standing around 5′ 5″ or 5’7″ and wearing glasses. Police believe the man was trying to sexually assault the child.

Anyone with information in regards to 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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

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