The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance identifying the suspect wanted for “assault” in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.

Police tell YWN that on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at 11:55PM, the suspect followed the victim, a 36-year-old female, into her building on South 3 Street in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. Once on the third floor, the suspect assaulted the victim. The suspect then fled the scene. The victim refused medical attention on scene.

The suspect is a 25 to 35-year-old black male, 6’2″ tall, weighing 180 pounds wearing a blue jacket with yellow word that read “Lincoln St. Mary’s Council 112”.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

Surveillance photos of the suspect are attached.

(Fred Silverstein – YWN)