Police are asking for help in identifying a man wanted for a harassment incident on board a BX12 bus

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking the public for help in identifying and locating the person in the attached photo, who they say is wanted in connection with a taunting incident aboard a moving MTA bus in the 52nd Precinct, which includes part or all of Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Bronx Park, and University Heights.

Police said that on Friday, June 14, at approximately 12:20 p.m., a 27-year-old woman was on the BX12 bus when an unknown person approached her and grabbed her buttocks. They said the person was last seen exiting the bus at the corner of Fordham Road and Grand Concourse in Fordham Manor and fleeing on foot in an unknown direction. “The victim was not injured in this incident,” a police spokesperson said.

They said the person they are looking for is male, dark-skinned, approximately 5’9″ tall with a slim build. They said he was last seen wearing an adjustable black baseball cap, black t-shirt and black pants and was carrying a black fanny pack.

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 X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.