Crime & Safety
Old Man Gropes Straphanger In LIC Subway Station, Police Say
A male passenger got onto a train leaving an LIC subway station when an elderly man groped him, police said.
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Police are searching for an elderly man they say groped another man in a Long Island City subway station this week.
Around 4:44 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26 — amid evening commute traffic — a 49-year-old man got onto a northbound E train at the Court Square-23rd Street subway station.
While riding the train, an elderly man walked behind him and grabbed his rear end, police say.
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The older man, who is in his 70s, was wearing an all-black outfit, black glasses and a black surgical mask at the time of the incident, according to the NYPD.
On Thursday, police released a photo of the man, who they said is about 5 feet tall and 200 pounds.
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Anyone with information about this incident can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) or submit a tip online or on Twitter.
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