Police Search For Man Who Pulled Up On Bike, Groped Woman
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police on Wednesday released a sketch of a man accused of pulling up to a woman on a bicycle in Astoria, Queens and grabbing her buttocks.
The incident happened around 9:10 p.m. this past Saturday at 24th Avenue and Crescent Street in Queens, police said.
The man pulled up to the 24-year-old woman, touched her buttocks, and pedaled away, police said.
The suspect was described as a Hispanic male between 20 and 30 years old, with a medium build. He stood between 5-foot-6 and 5-10, with long, curly, Mohawk-style hair shaved on the sides, police said.
He was last seen wearing a dark jacket with a red stripe on the sleeves, and blue jeans, police said. His bicycle was silver with a metal basket attached to the rear.
Anyone with information was asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS, log onto the Crime Stoppers website, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and enter TIP577.
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