The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the male depicted in the attached photogrphs wanted for questioning in connection to an assault within the confines of the 41st Precinct in Bronx.
The following was reported to the police.
On Saturday, February 01, 2020, at approximately 0800 hours, inside of a northbound MTA BX 17 bus, the male punched the 56-year-old male victim in the face and then slashed his left hand with an unknown sharp object following a dispute.
The male walked off the bus at E. 163rd Street and Prospect Avenue and fled southbound on Prospect Avenue.
Surveillance photographs of the suspect are attached and available at DCPI.
Anyone with information related 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 or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
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