Crime & Safety
Subway Groper Gives Woman Thumbs Up After Grabbing Her Butt: NYPD
A pervert posed for a photo on an A train in Chelsea after groping a 34-year-old woman, police said.
CHELSEA, NY — A creep posed for a photo with a thumbs up after allegedly grabbing a woman's behind on the subway, police said.
A 34-year-old woman was riding on a south-bound A train near 8th Avenue and W. 14 Street on Nov. 28 when a man approached her from behind and grabbed her buttock during the morning rush at about 9:40 a.m., police said.
The irate woman turned around to confront the man and snap a photo of the subway pervert when the suspect posed for the pic with a thumbs up, according to authorities.
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Police said the man was wanted for questioning and is described as five-foot-eight, 180 pounds and was last seen wearing a black jacket, black jeans and black shoes.
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).
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