Crime & Safety
Man Gropes Woman On Times Square Train: Police
Officials said the creep grabbed the woman's buttocks at 9:40 a.m. on a 2 train.

MIDTOWN, NY — Another sicko stuck on a Midtown train, police announced late Tuesday, nearly a full week after the woman was groped.
On July 12, at about 9:40 a.m., a 24-year-old woman was riding a downtown-bound 2 train entering the 42 Street - Times Square station when a pervert grabbed her buttocks, police said.
The creep then pressed his groin into her buttocks before fleeing on a southbound 7 train, officials said.
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Police described the man as about 50-years-old, about five foot six inches tall and around 170 pounds. They also released an image of the suspect, who is seen wearing a navy blue polo shirt and khaki shorts with white sneakers.
Midtown has been plagued with a number of subway sickos lately, with three reported gropes in Herald Square since May.
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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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