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Cops are looking for this man and vehicle. Both were allegedly involved in the July 11 incident.
By Michael V. Cusenza
The City Police Department recently reached out to the public for help in identifying a man and vehicle wanted in connection with a July groping incident in Forest Hills.
According to police reports, on Wednesday, July 11, around 3:30 p.m., the suspect approached the 22-year-old female victim from behind as she stood in front of a residential building in the vicinity of 76th Road and Grand Central Parkway and squeezed her buttocks. The woman shoved the man away from her, and he subsequently ran to 76th Road and 113th Street where he entered a black, four-door sedan and fled westbound on 113th Street, cops said.
The suspect is described as a man wearing a black T-shirt, green pants, and a dark-colored baseball cap.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, (888) 57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit info by logging onto NYPDCrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All correspondences are strictly confidential.
