Teenage Stranger Grabbed Woman’s Butt On 82nd Street And Ran

Back on September 14th, a Wednesday, a 27-year-old woman was on the corner of 82nd Street and 20th Avenue when a stranger approached her and grabbed her butt before running away, the police reported.

The stranger is described as a roughly 17-year-old Hispanic male weighing 150lbs and standing at 5’5″ tall. He has black hair, and was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, shorts and sneakers.

A surveillance camera at the Bensonhurst Veterinary Care Center on 7424 20th Avenue captured photo of the man.

The police are seeking the public’s assistance in finding the man.

While the incident — described in police terms as a “forcible touching” — was reported day of, back in September, the police waited until they had secured a decent photo of the man before seeking public assistance. The victim had in fact snapped a photo of the perp with her phone, but it was too blurry to be used.

Anyone with information in regards 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.