Police from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park are looking for a cyclist who accosted a 21-year-old woman as she walked at night near the intersection of Cross Bay Boulevard and Liberty Avenue.
The incident occurred just after midnight on Monday, Oct. 7, as the stranger rode up behind the victim and forcibly touched her buttocks, police said on Wednesday. The man sped away on his bike in an unknown direction. The woman was not injured during the incident.
The NYPD released surveillance images of the suspect, who was described as having a medium complexion and a slim build. He wore a red hooded sweatshirt, black pants, and white sneakers. A reward of up to $3,500 is being offered for information that leads to his arrest.
Anyone with information regarding this forcible touching 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 crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
Through Oct. 13, the 106th Precinct has reported 36 sex crimes so far in 32024, two fewer than the 38 reported at the same point last year, a decline of 5.3%, according to the most recent CompStat report.
