Crime & Safety
23-Year-Old Arrested After Taking Up-Niqab Photos Of Stranger: NRPD
Police say he approached the woman, snapped illicit photos, exposed himself in the presence of a child, and ran away.
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Detectives have arrested a New Rochelle man in connection with an abusive act against a mother with her young child.
On Thursday, New Rochelle detectives arrested Hussain A. Haider following an investigation into a disturbing crime.
On March 8, police say Haider approached a woman who was wearing a Niqab (a long garment worn by some Muslim women that covers the entire body and face, excluding their eyes) and took a photograph under the Niqab. The 23-year-old is also accused of then exposing himself to her before fleeing. The victim’s young child was also present at the time.
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Detectives were able to develop leads and follow the trail with the help of the Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center. New York State Probation officers were able to arrest Haider without incident at New Rochelle Police Department headquarters as a result of the investigation.
Haider was charged with felony unlawful surveillance, forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child.
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