Van Nest: Man Sought after Woman is Groped at Subway Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY

POLICE ARE ASKING for the public’s help identifying the person in this photo who department officials said is sought for questioning in connection to a groping incident that occurred at the 180th Street and Morris Park Avenue subway station in the Van Nest neighborhood of The Bronx on Friday, April 21, 2023.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is asking the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who they said is sought in connection with a groping incident that occurred in transit in the Van Nest neighborhood.

Police said that on Friday, April 21, at around 10.18 p.m., a 35-year-old female victim was exiting the elevator to the southbound 2/5 train at the Morris Park Avenue and East 180th Street subway station when the suspect, who was unknown to the victim, grabbed her buttocks. He later fled on foot to parts unknown. No physical injuries were reported as a result of the incident.

The person sought is described as male, is approximately 40 years of age, is 5 feet, 9 inches tall, has a medium build, black hair and facial hair. He was last seen wearing a black Adidas hoodie, black shorts and gray sneakers.

The attached surveillance photos were obtained from the MTA, police said.

Anyone with information regarding 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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