UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Police are searching for suspects after a man on a uptown 6 train groped a woman on the Upper East Side, New York City Police Department officials said.
According to the NYPD, the 24-year-old victim was onboard an uptown 6 train when a man grabbed her buttocks from behind on Sept. 11 at 6:05 p.m. before getting off the train at Lexington Avenue and East 68th Street.
Police said that no arrests have been made yet, but that the investigation is underway.
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The suspect was last seen with black hair with blonde highlights and wearing glasses, police said.
Police said anyone with information regarding the suspect can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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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 will be updated. For questions and tips, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.
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