Crime & Safety
Police Seek Person In Prospect-Lefferts Subway Grope, Photos: NYPD
The grope happened at the Winthrop Street subway station and police have now released photos of someone they want to find.
PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDEN, BROOKLYN — Police have released an image and video of a person officials say is connected to a subway station grope last Wednesday.
On Sept. 28 at around 11:30 a.m., police say that a man approached a 24-year-old woman on the stairs leading to the southbound 2/5 train at the Winthrop St. subway station.
The man then grabbed the woman's buttocks over her clothing and ran away, according to police reports.
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The grope allegedly occurred just over a week after a man was stabbed on a 2 train that was at the station.
To report information regarding the depicted individual or incidents, police ask that you call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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