(A van load of NYPD School Safety officer's drives away after being photographed sitting in front of the school and doing nothing.--Photo by David Greene)
By David Greene
The joyous occasion of a kindergarten graduation was thrown into turmoil after an unidentified assailant attempted to grab a young girl walking to her Mott Haven school.
Police from the 40th Precinct were called to P.S. 43, the Jonas Bronck Elementary School, located at 165 Brown Place, at just after 9 a.m., on June 25th.
Patrol cars circled the area for the next several hours looking for the suspect who fled the scene.
The mother of two young girls who attend the school was unaware of what had nearly taken place, as were many of the parents coming out of a kindergarten and first grade graduation, the mother gasped, "That just gave me goose bumps and I walk over here every day."
The mom suggested, "They need to put cameras around the building, it should be protected for the kids."
For nearly an hour a van filled with NYPD School Safety officers sat in the vehicle in front of the school and pulled away only after the driver spotted the vehicle was being photographed.
"They should have been out there looking for the creep," a guest stated shortly after exiting the school.
According to a police source, the victim was approached by the assailant at Willis Avenue and E. 136 Street. The source continued, "The victim stated she was walking to her school when someone started to walk behind her. The individual stopped her and asked her for her phone number."
The source added, "A civilian driving in an auto, stopped and confronted the individual, who fled the scene on foot. Police are looking for the individual, described as a male Hispanic, 5 foot 5, 150 pounds, wearing blue shorts, gray shirt and white sneakers.
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