NYPD seeking public help to identify subway groping suspect

Adam Devine
Rector Street subway station NYC

NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect wantened for an alleged forcible touching that occurred on Monday, May 1st around 7 pm.

Police reported an unknown individual approached a 23-year-old female victim from behind, inside of the MTA ‘4,5,6’ 125 Street and Lexington Avenue subway station.

The individual grabbed the victims’ buttocks and then fled westbound on 125 Street. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.


The sought individual is described as a male with a dark complexion, salt and pepper beard, approximately 6’0” tall, approximately 190 pounds, approximately 30 years old, last seen wearing a brown hooded sweatshirt and dark pants.

Anyone with information in regard to this 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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