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Police: Gap-Toothed Teen Groped Woman In Central Park
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Ben Yakas
Published Nov 11, 2012
Modified Nov 11, 2012
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Police are looking for a teen who groped a woman after she refused to give him and his friends a kiss in Central Park. The incident happened around 8:20 p.m. on Friday, when the 24-year-old victim was jogging through the park near 110th Street and 7th Avenue. She was stopped by 5 male teens who surrounded her and asked her for a kiss.
When the woman refused, the suspect in the sketch above touched her groin and fled. Police describe the groper as a black male between 12 and 14, about 5'5", with large front teeth. He was wearing a light gray hooded sweatshirt and backpack at the time of the assault. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.
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