Man Gropes Woman On A Manhattan Subway, Police Say

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Police were looking Wednesday for a man who groped a woman on a subway on the Upper East Side, New York City Police Department officials said.

According to the NYPD, the 24-year-old victim was aboard an uptown 5 train at the 86th Street subway station at 9 a.m. on Monday when a man grabbed her breast before leaving the train and running away in an unknown direction.

Police said they are investigating the incident and have not made any arrests.

Police have released a surveillance photo of the suspect. Police say the man was last seen wearing a black jacket, gray pants, dark-colored sneakers, and carrying a gray book bag.

Police said anyone with information regarding the incident can 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 or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips.

This is a developing story and may be updated. For questions and tips, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.

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