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Cops: Have You Seen This L Train Groper?
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Jen Chung
Published Jan 29, 2015
Modified Jan 29, 2015
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The police are hoping the public can help them identify a man accused of forcibly touching a female subway passenger on an L train last month.
According to the NYPD, the incident occurred around 2:45 p.m. on December 11: A 25-year-old woman was riding the L near the 14th Street and Union Square Station, "when the suspect groped her buttocks several times. When the train pulled into the station, the victim was able to take a photo of the suspect before he fled." The victim was not injured.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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