Crime & Safety
Man Wanted For Forcible Grab On UWS Train: NYPD
The man placed his hand under the victim's right buttock while the victim was sitting on a northbound train Thursday, police said.
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY - A man accused of grabbing a straphanger on an Upper West Side 1 train Thursday is being sought by authorities.
The man, pictured in a NYPD Crime Stoppers photo, is wanted in connection with the forcible touching incident about 12:15 p.m. as the northbound train was entering into the Broadway and West 110th Street station, police said.
The man reportedly placed his hand under the victim’s right buttock as she was sitting, police said. The 30-year-old victim left the station at West 110th Street; the accused remained on the train, police said.
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The victim didn’t report any physical injuries reported as a result of this incident.
Anyone with information in regard to the 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).
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