A woman is accused of walking up to a 15-year-old girl in broad daylight, hurling an unknown object at her and then slapping her across the face near 1716 Southern Blvd. in Crotona Park East. The attack happened just after 4:40 p.m. on Oct. 14, and the teenager refused medical attention at the scene.
Investigators say the woman approached the girl before striking her, according to News 12 Bronx. Police are now looking for the woman believed responsible for the assault, and no arrest has been announced.
Tip Line Open as Search Continues
NYPD Crime Stoppers is asking anyone with information to call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), per the same account. No description of the woman sought in connection with the attack has been released publicly.
A separate, more serious Crotona Park East case has also surfaced recently, though it involves conflicting details that do not appear to match the Oct. 14 daylight assault. In that account, police said a 15-year-old girl was hospitalized with head injuries after being attacked early one Wednesday morning on Louis Nine Boulevard, just after 7:30 a.m. Whether that case is connected to the Southern Boulevard incident has not been established, and Hoodline is not merging the two until that link is verified.
A Prior Daylight Attack Near Crotona Park
One prior daylight attack on a young person near Crotona Park occurred in December 2021: a 14-year-old boy was grabbed by two men near Southern Boulevard and East 174th Street, about a block from Crotona Park, according to the New York Daily News. That boy suffered a broken nose and was taken to Jacobi Medical for treatment, and as of the newspaper's report days later, no arrests had been made in that case.
The NYPD publishes park-specific and precinct-level crime statistics, including reports for the 42nd Precinct that covers parts of the Bronx, though those filings do not break down assault trends specific to this latest incident. For now, the search for the woman accused in the Oct. 14 attack continues, with investigators relying on the public to come forward with any information that could identify her.
