Crime & Safety
Teen Sexually Assaulted, Robbed
MTA Police seek a suspect in a robbery and sexual assault in the bathroom of the Northport Long Island Rail Road Station.
MTA Police are seeking a suspect in a robbery and sexual assault that took place Aug. 10 in the bathroom of the .
According to police, the subject followed a 16-year-old boy into the train station bathroom, locked the door and “forced sexual contact on the victim” and then took his money. The incident happened at approximately 2 p.m.
Police released a description and artist rendering of the suspect. The perp is described as a black male, between 25-40 years old, about 5-foot-10 and 250-300 pounds.
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He has brown eyes, a large round stomach and thin legs. His face is round and he has a double chin and a mole under one eye. He was unshaven and had a goatee and there were words tattooed on the left side of his neck.
According to police, the suspect either had short hair or was bald – and wore a black do-rag on his head.
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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
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