Brazen Rapist Attacked Woman Near Courthouse

Cops ID Suspect in 2023 Rape 

Police are searching for Malik Crocker, AKA "Bread," in connection with a 2023 rape near the Bronx courthouses. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice 

April 17, 2024 

BRONX - Cops have identified a suspect in a rape that took place in one of the heavily trafficked areas of the borough - near the Bronx criminal and civil courthouses and up the road from Yankee Stadium. 

The NYPD announced today that investigators have identified 31-year-old Malik Crocker in the 2023 rape. The suspect is known to frequent the South Bronx and goes by the nickname “Bread.” 

At around 7:30 am on May 27, a man forced his way into the victim’s apartment in a building in the vicinity of East 161st Street and Grand Concourse. Once inside the apartment the attacker struck the 25-year-old woman multiple times in the face before raping her. The attacker then fled the apartment with the victim’s phone. 

The attack took place in a building that, on weekdays, sees tremendous foot traffic from law enforcement officials and those working in the criminal court system. There is also a heavily trafficked mall. However, the attack took place early on a Saturday morning and the suspect fled the scene without detection.  

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The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion who is 31 years old. He is 5 foot 10, 240 pounds with long black dreadlocks.

Anyone with information in regard 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.