Man groping women at Brooklyn 'Q' subway station, police say

ByEyewitness News WABC logo
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Police looking for serial groper in Brooklyn
Dray Clark reporting

SHEEPSHEAD BAY, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are looking for a man who they said has been groping women at a Brooklyn "Q" subway station.

The suspect seems to be targeting the Avenue U station in Sheepshead Bay, according to the New York City Police Department.

Between December and May 15, in at least five incidents, the suspect has typically walked up to a woman at the station, groped their buttocks, then fled.

The suspect usually strikes on the subway platform, but one victim reported being groped on a southbound Q subway at the Avenue U station.

Police said the suspect is described as a Hispanic man, about 25 and 6 feet tall. He was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, a black jacket, a dark colored shirt, grey and black sweatpants. He carried a duffel bag with red straps.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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