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NYPD: Man Repeatedly Groped Woman In Fort Greene Deli
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Jen Chung
Published Mar 22, 2019
Modified Mar 22, 2019
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A woman was repeatedly assaulted while in a Brooklyn deli last weekend, and police are still searching for the suspect. Security camera video shows a man groping the victim, then leaving the deli, only to return to slap her on the buttocks.
The incident took place at 12:35 a.m. on March 16th, inside the Dekalb Deli at 106 Dekalb Avenue in Fort Greene. According to the NYPD, the suspect "tried to engage the 29-year-old female victim in conversation" but when she "rebuffed his advances, the individual forcibly groped her. The victim fended off the individual's assault long enough to call 911 but he persisted and continued to grope her during the call."
The suspect, who fled southbound on Ashland Place, is described as being 30-35 years old, 6'1" and 160-170 pounds, and was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, a black jacket, gray sweatpants and black sneakers.
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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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