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Man Gropes Woman on Roosevelt Avenue, NYPD Says

By Ben Fractenberg | September 23, 2016 5:16pm | Updated on September 26, 2016 8:50am

QUEENS — A man groped a woman while she was walking on Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, police said.

The woman was walking near 89th Street at about 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 12 when the suspect grabbed her buttocks and then ran off, according to the NYPD.

The suspect was described as in his 30s, standing about 5-foot-8 and wearing a gray striped shirt, blue jeans and black sneakers, police said.

Anyone with information regarding 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 tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.