Police: Man Groped Woman Near Union Square
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police were searching Monday night for a man who allegedly groped a woman near Union Square and walked off.
The incident happened at 7:57 p.m. Monday, May 4, police said. The 24-year-old woman was walking in the crosswalk in the southeast corner of 14th Street and Fifth Avenue when a man came up, grabbed her buttocks, and walked away on foot, police said.
No injuries were reported.
The suspect was described as a white male with salt-and-pepper hair. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, black jeans, yellow work boots, and eyeglasses and carrying an AND1 black and white book bag.
Police released a photo of the suspect taken with the victim's cellphone.
Anyone with information was asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS, log onto the Crime Stoppers website, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and enter TIP577.