Cops seek man wanted for forcibly touching woman inside 86th Street subway station

Police are seeking a man wanted in connection to forcibly touching a woman in a Bay Ridge subway station.

According to authorities, on Sunday, January 14 at around 5:10 a.m., the suspect approached a 38-year-old woman on the Manhattan bound R train platform inside the 86th Street subway station. The man grabbed her buttocks before fleeing the scene.

Cops — who released the information to the media on January 18 — describe the suspect as a Hispanic male, approximately 30 years old and around 220 pounds. He was seen wearing a red sweater, blue jeans and a knit hat.

Anyone with information in regards 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 Crime stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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