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Man Wanted After Grabbing and Slapping a Woman Leaving Subway, NYPD Says

By Gwynne Hogan | May 28, 2015 7:47pm | Updated on May 29, 2015 5:55pm
 Police are looking for this man who they say grabbed and slapped a woman's butt as she walked down the stairs at the Brighton Beach Q subway station.
Police are looking for this man who they say grabbed and slapped a woman's butt as she walked down the stairs at the Brighton Beach Q subway station.
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BROOKLYN — A man attacked a woman in the Brighton Beach Q subway stop, grabbing and striking her behind as she walked down the stairs, police said.

After he slapped the 26-year-old woman's rear end, the man fled the scene and jumped on a northbound Q train police said.

The incident occurred on May 20 just after 7:30 p.m., police said.

Police are asking for help identifying the man who the victim managed to snap pictures of before he disappeared.

The suspect is in his twenties and about 5 feet, 11 inches. He was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, a black hooded jacket, blue jeans, and black sneakers, police said.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit tips on the website.