MOTT HAVEN — A straphanger in a Yankees cap groped a woman during the evening rush hour on an uptown 2 train but took off after she confronted him about the attack, police said.
The incident took place on a northbound train on Oct. 5 around 5:45 p.m., when the suspect came up to his 27-year-old victim from behind, rubbed up against her and grabbed her butt, according to the NYPD.
When she confronted him, he took off at the 149th Street/Grand Concourse station, but the victim followed and was able to snap a picture of him with her cell phone, police said.
Officers described the suspect as a man between 35 and 45 years old who stands 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 170 pounds and was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt, blue jeans and a Yankees navy blue baseball hat.
Anyone with information about 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 at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
