NEW YORK CITY, NY – The New York City Police Department is conducting an investigation into a forcible touching incident that happened on Saturday, May 27.
The incident took place around 9:45 pm, at the 82 Street-Jackson Heights elevated train station. A 36-year-old female victim was walking down the staircase when an unidentified male individual reportedly approached her and touched her leg and genital area. The suspect fled the station and his whereabouts remain unknown.
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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.