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NYPD: Man forcibly grabs woman’s groin area in Jackson Heights store

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May 23, 2016 Staff Report

Police are searching for a man who forcibly grabbed a woman in the groin area inside a Jackson Heights store last week.

The suspect entered a store located in the vicinity of Roosevelt Ave and 74th Street on May 17th at 4:27 am and allegedly grabbed the 46-year-old victim’s groin area over her pants and fled, according to police.

The suspect is described as a male, Hispanic, with medium to light complexion.

He is approximately 25 to 35 years old, 5’6 to 5’10” tall and between 160 and 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a grey sweater, red tank top, brown jeans, black sneakers, a green camouflage baseball cap and a red backpack.

Police have released surveillance photos and a video of the suspect and are asking anyone with any information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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Anonymous

All these nasty perverts need to be stopped also the cat calls that goes on in jackson heights. Everytime i leave my apartment i always get cat called and feel followed.

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Rudiger Pinkerton

Walls don’t prevent people from coming into a country. Its the laws that create handouts that attract the dregs of the world. Change the laws and the people will leave.

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