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Cops Seek Man for Touching 16-Year-Old Girl on Roosevelt Avenue

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April 2, 2020 By Michael Dorgan

Police released a photo today of an alleged pervert wanted for touching a 16-year-old girl on the buttocks on Roosevelt Avenue in February.

On Friday, Feb. 14, at around 5 p.m., the man allegedly approached the teen as she was walking along the sidewalk outside 89-22 Roosevelt Ave., according to police.

The suspect then forcibly grabbed her on the buttocks before fleeing in an unknown direction, police said.

The police have released a cell phone image of the man wanted for questioning.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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