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The City of Beacon Police Department has released a third statement on 1/15/2026 asking the public for help identifying the suspect who attacked the woman on Tioronda Avenue Wednesday morning. The Police are seeking camera footage from everyone, city-wide, for camera footage. Could have been dark for when the suspect headed toward the scene, and light when the suspect left the scene.

Everyone from every neighborhood, including all neighborhoods close to the mountain or by the river or Main Street or back roads, are encouraged to check their footage from early morning into later in the day.

The description is as follows:

"As of this time we are requesting that individuals check any available cameras, in Beacon, for footage from 1/14/2026, of a:

white male
wearing a black jacket or coat (not a puff coat)
a black knit hat and blue pants or jeans
possibly being in his 30s-40s
approximately 5'11" with a medium build
having a brown, very close beard

“If anyone has any footage depicting an individual that could fit that description or most of that description, please immediately contact the City of Beacon Police Department at 845-831-4111.”

Beacon Police Chief Figlia’s Response To The Public

Beacon Chief of Police Tom Figlia went on to address the public, acknowledging their concerns, saying: "We do not take the public's concerns lightly at all. Had it been appropriate to release this information earlier, we would have."

Members of the public who specialize in sexual assault and domestic violence, and are survivors themselves, have been lending their voices to ease people's reactions by reminding them to center the victim in this traumatic situation. That victims are going through a range of emotions, including extreme fear, and need time to process.

Chief Figlia continued: "Had it been appropriate to release this information earlier, we would have. Please understand that this is a sensitive investigation and that in certain, traumatic cases, it is not even appropriate to fully take a statement from a victim until time has passed."

In Chief Figlia's 2nd press release statement, he alluded to the patience they were taking with the victim as she began her physical recovery.

"It would therefore be irresponsible for us to prematurely release information which we, objectively, could not rely on," he stated.

"We, again, must also balance the public's need to know with the needs of the victim's privacy and the potential to compromise an investigation and/or prosecution. The department is continuing to devote its full resources to this investigation and is receiving assistance from other agencies as well."

Anyone with relevant information is urged to contact the Beacon Police Department at 845-831-4111.