NYPD searching for Brooklyn subway groping suspect

NYPD searching for forcible touching suspect in Brooklyn

The NYPD is asking for the public's help finding a suspect who groped a woman's buttocks inside of a Brooklyn subway station.

NEW YORK - The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance finding a man they say groped a woman’s backside inside a subway station in Brooklyn.

According to authorities, on September 24 at roughly 10:00 a.m., the victim, a 42-year-old woman, was attempting to enter a turnstile on the mezzanine of the Avenue I station on the F line, when the suspect exited the turnstile, approached the woman and grabbed her buttocks. He then ran from the station.

The suspect is described as a white male in his 50’s, standing between 5’6” and 5’7” and walking with a limp.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 
 
Police say all calls are strictly confidential.