BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Police are seeking the public’s help in locating and identifying an individual wanted in connection with two early-morning, forcible-touching incidents at Stuyvesant Town.
According to police, on Sun., May 18, at about 2:52 a.m., the male suspect grabbed a 24-year-old female victim’s buttocks inside the hallway of her apartment building in the vicinity of E. 14th St., then fled.
In the second incident, a month later, on Sun., June 15, at around 2:05 a.m., the same man reportedly touched a 22-year-old female victim’s buttocks inside the hallway in her apartment building located at Stuyvesant Oval, then fled.
The suspect is described as age 25 to 35, with a dark beard, around 5 feet 10 inches tall, and weighing 175 to 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black sports jacket, black dress pants, and a light-colored dress shirt, with black dress shoes.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers, at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Citizens can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Web site, at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting to 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential.
State Senator Brad Hoylman handed out fliers in Stuyvesant Town last Friday with information on the groping suspect and a surveillance image of the man.
“This is a concern,” Hoylman told The Villager afterward. “That two assaults have occurred in two months is worrisome. There’s alarm. This is not a time for overreaction, but people need to take precautions, and also show solidarity with the victims.”
