Crime & Safety

Groper Grabs Woman's Butt In Queens Subway Station: NYPD

The subway groper remained on the loose after he touched a straphanger's buttocks Monday morning in a Forest Hills station, police said.

Police seek help identifying this man.
Police seek help identifying this man. (NYPD)

QUEENS, NY — A groper who grabbed a woman's butt inside a Queens subway station remains on the loose, police said.

The as-yet-unidentified man touched a 50-year-old woman's buttocks while she stood on the M and R platform in the 67th Avenue station Monday morning, authorities said.

The man ran off after what NYPD officials said cops are investigating as a forcible touching incident.

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The woman didn't suffer any physical injuries, police said.

Officials described the groper as a man about 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighing about 235 pounds, with a muscular build and wearing black track pants with a white stripe, a navy blue jacket, black sneakers and carrying a dark backpack.

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Video showing the man whom police seek can be found here.

People with information are asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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