NEW YORK, NY – A woman was groped and robbed in midtown Manhattan on December 28th by an unknown male suspect. On Friday, the NYPD released a photo and video surveillance footage, asking the public for assistance in identifying the man.
The robbery occurred at around 11:15 pm inside the 42nd Street and Bryant Park subway station. The male suspect approached the woman and grabbed her buttocks. After that, he forcibly took her purse and punched her in the head before fleeing the scene.
Detectives with the Midtown South Precinct described the man as in his 20’s, approximately 6’0″ tall, weighing 230 lbs., with brown eyes, a dark-colored beard, and black hair. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded jacket, tan pants, a black cap, 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).