Police Search For Man who Allegedly Touched Himself, Groped Woman On Subway
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- New York City police are looking for a man who is accused of touching himself on a subway platform in Brooklyn then groped a woman when she tried to walk away.
Police say the 51-year-old female victim was standing on the B/Q platform at the Atlantic Subway station around 6:20 p.m. Friday when the suspect began to masturbate in front of her.
The woman walked away, boarded the train, with the suspect following her, police say. The suspect then reportedly grabbed the victim's buttocks. Once on the train, the victim took a photo of the suspect.
There were no reported injuries.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.