An 82-year-old woman was injured during a dispute inside 373 Lenox Avenue in Harlem when an unidentified woman allegedly hurled a pedestrian traffic cone at her, according to police. The clash unfolded at about 7 p.m. on Friday, July 17, leaving the victim with swelling and pain in her right hand. The suspect took off immediately after the incident and has not been publicly identified.
NYPD Crime Stoppers later put out a wanted alert on X on July 26, asking for the public’s help in identifying the woman and offering up to $3,500 for tips that lead to an arrest and indictment, according to NYPD Crime Stoppers. The bulletin places the episode inside 373 Lenox Avenue in the confines of the NYPD’s 32nd Precinct and notes the victim’s reported injuries.
🚨WANTED FOR AN ASSAULT: On Friday, July 17, 2026, at approximately 7:00 P.M., inside of 373 Lenox Avenue, in the confines of the 32 Precinct, an unidentified female individual engaged an 82-year-old female victim in a verbal dispute. During the dispute, the individual grabbed a… pic.twitter.com/z36EuBCluB
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) July 26, 2026
What police are saying and how to share tips
The NYPD Crime Stoppers program lists several ways to pass along information, including its main hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS and a Spanish-language line at 1-888-57-PISTA, and it also runs an online portal for anonymous submissions, according to NYPD Crime Stoppers. Tips that lead to an arrest and indictment may qualify the caller for a cash reward of up to $3,500.
Harlem backdrop
Harlem has seen a steady stream of Crime Stoppers wanted notices in recent months, with incidents on Lenox Avenue ranging from cellphone snatches to assaults, echoing what local reporting has described as a wave of sidewalk attacks. A recent daylight sidewalk attack piece by Hoodline detailed a similar alert and the precinct’s strategy for collecting tips from the community.
The 32nd Precinct, which covers northeastern Harlem and the Lenox Avenue business corridor, lists its station information on the NYPD site, according to the NYPD's precinct page. Detectives say the investigation into the cone-throwing incident is active and are asking residents to hold onto any door-cam or cellphone footage that might help identify the person responsible.
Anyone with information or video is urged to contact Crime Stoppers by phone or through the online portal; the NYPD’s media page also lists official channels for submitting tips and tracking updates on investigations, according to the NYPD. The department says the probe remains open and that no arrests have been announced.
