Hands Off! Police Looking For Man Who Groped 17-Year-Old On Subway

The NYPD are searching for the male suspect pictured above in connection to forcibly touching a female commuter on the subway last Tuesday, May 2, at approximately 4:45 in the afternoon.

The unidentified male approached the 17-year-old female victim and touched her buttocks over her clothing on a southbound “D” train, police say.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male in his twenties, approximately 5’6″. He was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt and blue jeans and carrying a book bag.

Anyone with information in regards to the whereabouts of this individual 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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.