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NYPD: This Guy Slapped Woman On The Butt In Williamsburg Subway Station
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Jen Chung
Published May 6, 2017
Modified May 6, 2017
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Police are looking for a person accused of slapping a woman at a Brooklyn subway station in March. And the suspect was allegedly peeing on the platform before the assault.
The incident took place around 10:30 a.m. on March 25. A 27-year-old was walking on the northbound platform of the Metropolitan Avenue and Lorimer Street G train station when, police said, "she observed the individual urinating behind a garbage can."
As she walked away, "the individual ran up behind her and slapped her on the buttocks," police said.
The suspect, who fled towards the G train, is described as being about 18 years old and was last seen wearing a black hoodie, blue jeans and white Adidas sneakers. A photograph of the suspect was released.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS 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 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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