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Police Looking for Man Who Allegedly Groped Woman’s Buttocks at 74th Street-Roosevelt Ave Station

The police are looking for a man, pictured. who allegedly groped a woman’s buttocks at the Jackson Heights train station last week (Photos: NYPD and Google Maps)

July 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

The police are looking for a man who allegedly groped a woman’s buttocks at the 74th Street/ Roosevelt Avenue subway train station last week.

The man, identified as Zouhair Bouiqentaren, 30, allegedly approached the 28-year-old woman from behind on July 5 at around 10:55 p.m. as she was leaving the station, according to police.

Bouiqentaren then grabbed her buttocks and fled the station to parts unknown, police said.

The woman had been riding on the E train before Bouiqentaren allegedly groped her, according to the NYPD.

Police released video of Bouiqentaren taken from inside the train station.

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 Crime Stoppers website here or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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Coach from legends

This is a common practice within the Hispanic community. Every week there’s a new report of this happening on or around the #7 train.

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