Crime & Safety
Perv Gropes 12-Year-Old Girl Near Briarwood Grocery Store: NYPD
The man handed the girl a dollar before hugging her and grabbing her breasts, police said.
BRIARWOOD, QUEENS -- Police are searching for the perv who attempted to cop a feel of a 12-year-old girl in broad daylight after handing her a dollar near a Briarwood grocery store.
The man approached the teen girl on the sidewalk next to the 87th Road Mini Market on 144th Street at around 3:30 p.m. on May 16 and asked her if she wanted money for the grocery store, cops said.
He then handed the girl a dollar and hugged her. The girl moved away when he tried to hug her a second time, and he grabbed both of her breasts, police said.
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On Sunday, authorities released photos of the creep, who is described as a man in his thirties standing at around 5-foot-4. He was last seen wearing a salmon pink T-shirt, white shorts and sandals.
DO YOU KNOW THIS PERV? Police says this man sexually abused a 12 year old girl in queens in front of 87-25 144 Street, if you know him call @NYPD107Pct pic.twitter.com/yMfh9vCcam
— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) June 11, 2018
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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(Lead photo via NYPD)
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