Man Wanted for Breaking Into Harlem Apartment by Climbing Through Window: Police

HARLEM, NY — Police are searching for a man they say broke into a Harlem apartment but left without stealing anything.

The man climbed a fire escape and crawled through the window of an apartment on Saint Nicholas Avenue near 140th Street on July 30, police told Patch. But then the man fled the apartment without stealing anything, police said.

Police describe the man — who was filmed by a security camera on the residential building — as bald, wearing a long-sleeved white shirt, black jeans and white sneakers. He is pictured above this article.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. All tips are confidential.

[Photo: NYPD]