Crime & Safety

Brooklyn Subway Creep Gropes Woman On L Train, Police Say

The lecherous straphanger hopped off the train at Broadway Junction, police said.

CYPRESS HILLS, BROOKLYN — Cops are seeking a creep who they say groped a straphanger in Cypress Hills last month. The unidentified man grabbed the 27-year-old woman's breast and buttocks aboard a southbound L train at 8:40 a.m. on Sept. 15, the NYPD said.

The lecherous rider, described as an Asian man standing about 5-foot-10, hopped off the train at Broadway Junction, police said. The woman was not physically injured, according to police.

Police provided a photo of the alleged groper in which he appears to be wearing a light blue shirt and dark-colored pants.

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Anyone with information about the incident can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-8477 or 1-888-577-4782 to leave a tip in Spanish. New Yorkers can also text tips to 274637 or submit them online at nypdcrimestoppers.com.

(Lead image: This man groped a woman aboard an L train last month. Photo courtesy of the NYPD)

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