Police: Man gropes 16-year-old girl in Midtown Manhattan subway station
MIDTOWN MANHATTAN (WABC) -- The NYPD is searching for the man who groped a 16-year-old girl inside a New York City subway station.
Police said the girl was on the staircase inside the West 44 street and 8th Avenue subway station in Midtown Manhattan around 2:40 p.m. Monday when a man approached her and grabbed her buttocks.
The man fled on foot.
Police said the attacker was wearing a two-tone coat, a lavender shirt, tan pants, glasses, bald, and was observed carrying a black bag.
Police are offering a $2,500 for information leading to an arrest.
Anyone with information in regards to the above incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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