Crime & Safety
Burglar Gropes Sleeping Bushwick Woman After Breaking In: Cops
The man entered the apartment through an open window and left when the victim woke up, according to the NYPD.
BUSHWICK, NY — A woman woke up in her Bushwick apartment to find a strange man had snuck into her to grope her body, police said.
The Brooklyn burglar crept through the woman's window near Melrose Street and Central Avenue about 4:20 a.m. Tuesday morning, approached her bed and began to touch her groin and butt, according to police.
When the woman awoke, he leapt out the window, jumped into a blue 2015 Toyota Camry and sped away, police said.
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Police released photos of the suspect Thursday night and described him as a man in his 20s wearing all-dark clothing.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to contact police.
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