Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a creep who subjected a 16-year-old girl to public lewdness in broad daylight while they rode a Q43 bus in Jamaica Estates late last month.
The incident occurred just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25 as the teen was aboard the Q43 as it rolled down Hillside Boulevard near the intersection of Francis Lewis Boulevard, when she saw a stranger perform a lewd act and stroking her leg before she exited the bus, police said. The suspect remained on the Q43 and the girl was not injured during the disturbing episode.
The NYPD released surveillance images of the perpetrator on Wednesday and described him as having a medium complexion with dark hair and a thin build. He had dark hair and wore black-rimmed eyeglasses, a light blue t-shirt, black shorts and black sneakers.
A reward of up to $3,500 is being offered for information that leads to his arrest.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation 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 crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
Through July 14, the 103rd Precinct has reported 70 sex crimes so far in 2024, two dozen more than the 46 reported at the same point last year, and an increase of 52.2%, according to the most recent CompStat report. Transit crimes are also on the rise in the precinct with 18 reported so far in 2023, 8 more than the 10 reported at the same point in 2023, an increase of 80%, according to CompStat.
