Woman Groped In Front Of Harlem Apartment Building, Police Say

HARLEM, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify a man wanted for groping a woman as she entered her Harlem apartment building, police said.

A 27-year-old woman was walking through the door of her building on LaSalle Street and Broadway during the early morning hours on Nov. 11 when an unknown man approached her, police said. The man grabbed the woman's breast and groped her genital area over her clothing, police said.

After the assault, the man fled the scene by running on Broadway, police said. The woman did not suffer physical injuries and did not receive medical care, police said.

The suspect is described as a man in his 30s standing about 5-foot-8 and weighing around 160 pounds. The man has brown eyes, curly black hair and facial hair and was last seen wearing a blue jacket, blue jeans and white sneakers, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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