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Groper in Santa Hat Attacks 2 Women in Flatiron Train Station, Police Say

February 28, 2017 6:12pm | Updated February 28, 2017 6:12pm
This man groped two women in the 23rd Street R/W station, police said.
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FLATIRON — A bespectacled man in an out-of-season Santa hat groped two women at a Flatiron train station, according to a police report.

The suspect — who was clad in an oversized coat, several large scarves and carried a walking stick — attacked the two women inside the 23rd Street R/W station just after 7 p.m. on Feb. 8, police said.

The first victim, a 32-year-old woman, was waiting on the platform when the man grabbed her butt, police said. She quickly left the station, but not before snapping a picture of the suspect.

Less than a half hour later, the suspect approached a 34-year-old woman on the stairs of the station leading to the street and grabbed her butt before fleeing west on West 22nd Street, police said.

Both victims later reported the incidents separately.

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.

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