Man Gropes Then Punches Woman at Broadway Junction

BROADWAY JUNCTION – Police are looking for the man who punched a woman in the face after grabbing her inappropriately at the Broadway Junction station last month.

Around 9:00 pm on Sunday, November 11, the unidentified man grabbed the buttocks of a 21-year old woman while moving past her on the escalator, said police. The woman followed him to the Manhattan-bound A/C platform, when the man punched her in the face, then escaped via the C train.

The victim left Broadway Junction to seek police assistance and was treated by EMS for a laceration to her lip.

Surveillance video taken just before the incident can be seen below:

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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.