The NYPD are seeking a man who attempted to burglarize a home in the Bensonhurst area.
According to authorities, on Monday, April 16 at around 7 p.m., the burglar tried to enter an apartment at 71st Street and 20th Avenue through a rear bedroom window from the fire escape. The victim, a 34-year-old woman, saw the perp entering her room, yelled at him and filmed him on her phone. The man never got inside the apartment. Instead, he went down the fire escape and headed in an unknown direction.
The suspect is described as male Hispanic, approximately 22-25 years old, black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue Yankees jacket.
Anyone with information in regards 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 Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
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