Police searching for Bronx subway groping suspect

Police searching for Bronx subway groping suspect
NYC subway platform looking at arriving train. Photo 7572550 © Akop Nazaretyan

NEW YORK CITY, NY – The New York City Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying an individual in connection with a forcible touching incident that happened Friday in the Bronx.

On Friday, at approximately 10:18 AM, a 35-year-old female was exiting the elevator to the southbound 2/5 train at the East 180th Street and Morris Park Avenue subway station when an unidentified male grabbed her buttocks before fleeing on foot.

No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.

The suspect is described as a male, approximately 40 years of age, 5’9″ tall, with a medium build, black hair, and facial hair. He was last seen wearing a black Adidas hoodie, black shorts, and gray sneakers. Surveillance photos have been released by the NYPD, obtained from the MTA.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact 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.

Police searching for Bronx subway groping suspect