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Wigging Out! Woman Gropes Female in Bronx Wig Shop

Cops Seek Pervs, Including Woman, Who Groped Females in Bronx 

The NYPD is searching for this woman in connection with a sexual assault of another woman inside a Bronx wig shop. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for this woman in connection with a sexual assault of another woman inside a Bronx wig shop. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

March 14, 2025 


BRONX - A Bronx woman was groped by another female inside a Gun Hill wig shop last month, cops said. The NYPD is also looking for a man who sexually assaulted a teenager across from a storefront church in Longwood. 


The NYPD just released new surveillance video taken from with in the wig shop at 3502 White Plains Road. 


At around 1:20 pm on February 12, a 54-year-old female shopper was walking through the shop when she was approached by another woman in a silver puffy jacket. 


Cops said the suspect in the winter coat grabbed the victim’s left breast twice before running out of the store.  


The suspect is described as a female with a dark complexion and eyeglasses. She was last seen wearing a gray puffy winter jacket with a fur hood. She also wore a black knit cap with the letters “NYC” in white. 


The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a sexual assault on a teenage girl. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a sexual assault on a teenage girl. -Photo by NYPD

In an unrelated groping, cops are looking for a male who struck in Longwood. At around 7 pm on March 8, a 17-year-old girl was walking in the rear of 1090 East 165 Street. Cops said a man dressed all in black, complete with a black face mask, approached the victim. The man grabbed the teen’s buttocks and then her crotch over her clothes. 


The attacker then ran off in an unknown direction. 


The NYPD released new surveillance video of the black clad suspect and are hoping his unique kicks will lead to his arrest. In the surveillance video the suspect is seen wearing black Crocs. However he was also seen holding bright turquoise and multi-colored sneakers. 


The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and was last seen wearing black sweatpants, black puffy coat with a hood and a black face mask. 


The cases are being investigated by the Bronx Special Victims Squad. 


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.

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