Pervert Threatens Teen in Stuy Town, Steals Her iPhone
One source told Our Town that a 14-year-old girl was approached and ordered to “remove her clothes” by a male suspect who remains on the loose.
| 29 Jan 2026 | 08:54
Yellow crime scene tape outside 300 First Ave. in Stuyvesant Town. Police said a 14-year-old girl was threatened by an unidentified male who stole her iPhone and ran off. (
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A NYPD crime scene van is parked in the First Ave. Loop Rd in Stuyvestant Town outside 300 First Ave at 18th St. Police are investigating a report of an unidentified male making verbal threats to a 14-year-old girl. (
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Police are looking for an unidentified male for making verbal threats against a 14-year-old girl in the lobby and elevator in the Stuyvesant Town complex on the morning of Jan. 29.
One source said the suspect ordered the girl to “remove her clothes” but instead stole her iPhone and fled. Police said only that the suspect “verbally threatened” the victim before fleeing with her mobile phone.
There seems to be confusion as to the exact address in the sprawling complex on the East Side of Manhattan. The management of Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village sent a text to residents of 300 First around 1:40 p.m. informing them that the M [mezzanine] level, one of the two exits/entrances to the building, was closed due to “police activity in your building.” It was sent about two hours after police said they received a 911 call about the incident but the management text offered no further details.
When Our Town reached out to the NYPD press office, we were told the incident happened at 276 First Ave. and that police responded after receiving a 911 call at 11:42 a.m. But there was no police activity nor yellow crime scene tape at that address, according to a resident of the complex.
”M level is currently closed due to police activity in your building,” said the text from the management of Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village to residents living in 300 First Ave. “Please use T [terrace] level until further notice. We will let you know when M level reopens. We appreciate your cooperation.”
A resident who tried to exit 300 1st Ave., said police would not let anyone enter or leave on the M level of the building which is near the corner of 18th St. and First Ave. Another resident confirmed it was the M level at that address had the yellow crime scene tape.
The NYPD said the incident happened in the “elevator/lobby area” and the investigation is “ongoing.” Lobbies in the complex have video cameras but no photo of the suspect had been released at press time.
At 6:02 p.m., management sent a second text to residents of 300 First Ave. stating: “Thank you for your patience and cooperation, the Main level has been cleared and reopened.” But no disclosure was made about the nature of the police activity. Lobbies in the complex have video cameras but no photo or video of the suspect had been released at press time.