Traffic & Transit
Subway Groper Touches Woman On Q Train, Police Say
The man pinned himself against a woman on the subway and then touched her breasts when she asked him to move, police said.
SOHO, NY — A subway groper inappropriately touched a woman's breasts last week on the Q train during the morning rush hour, police said.
The man has not been arrested and police are currently trying to locate him.
Police said the man was riding a northbound Q train on Feb. 14 at 9 a.m. when he pinned his body against a 39-year-old woman. When the woman asked him to move, he instead touched her breasts over her clothing, according to the NYPD.
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A witness snapped a clear photo of the man before he got off the train at the Canal Street subway station.
Police released a photo of the 38-year-old man on Tuesday and are working to find him.
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Image credit: Courtesy of the NYPD
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