Crime & Safety

Man, 28, Groped In Flushing Subway Station: NYPD

A man touched the 28-year-old's buttocks and genitals over his clothing at the Main Street- Flushing train station last week, police said.

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A 28-year-old man was groped as he was walking on the platform of a Flushing subway station last week, police said.
A 28-year-old man was groped as he was walking on the platform of a Flushing subway station last week, police said. (Courtesy of the NYPD)

QUEENS — A 28-year-old man was groped as he was walking on the platform of a Flushing subway station last week, police said.

A man touched the 28-year-old's buttocks and genitals over his clothing on the northbound '7' line platform at the Main Street- Flushing train station on June 20 about 4:50 a.m., the NYPD said.

The man fled, and the 28-year-old was free of physical injuries, authorities said.

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Police released images of the groper on Wednesday.

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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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