Crime & Safety

Groper Grabs Woman's Thigh In Brooklyn Subway Station: NYPD

The subway groper remained on the loose after she touched a straphanger's inner thigh in the Brooklyn station, police said.

The subway groper remained on the loose after she touched a straphanger's inner thigh in the Brooklyn station, police said.
The subway groper remained on the loose after she touched a straphanger's inner thigh in the Brooklyn station, police said. (NYPD)

BROOKLYN, NY — A groper who grabbed a woman's thigh inside a Brooklyn subway station remains on the loose, police said.

The as-yet-unidentified woman touched a 31-year-old woman's inner thigh while she stood on the G train platform in the Schermerhorn Street and Hoyt Street subway station last month, authorities said.

The woman ran off after what NYPD officials said cops are investigating as a forcible touching incident.

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The victim didn't suffer any physical injuries, police said.

Officials described the groper as a woman with black/blond hair who was last seen wearing a black jacket, red shirt, black pants, and black-and-white sneakers.

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People with information are asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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