Man Gropes Woman On UES Street In Broad Daylight, Police Say

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify a man wanted for groping a woman on an Upper East Side avenue during the middle of the day, police said.

A 28-year-old woman was walking near East 94th Street and Third Avenue around 3:45 p.m. on April 24 when she noticed an unknown man following her, police said. The man approached her from behind and grabbed her buttocks, police said.

The woman was not physically injured during the violation, police said.

Police described the suspect as a man in his 30s with a mustache and black hair who was last seen wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, red shirt, black denim pants and work boots. Police released a photo of the man (seen above) captured by a building security camera near the scene of the crime.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).