Creep Groped Female Subway Rider

Subway Groper Sought by Cops

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a sexual assault on the subway on the Upper East Side. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Manhattan Voice

April 21, 2024

MANHATTAN - Cops are looking for a creep who groped a woman as she rode the subway on the Upper East Side.

At around 8:30 pm on April 12,  a 45-year-old woman was riding on a northbound Number 4 train near the 86th Street subway station when a man sat down next to her.

Cops said the man began to grab the woman’s breasts. The victim jumped up and ran out of the train at the station. Cops said the attacker remained on the train.

The NYPD released a cellphone photo of the suspect sitting on the train.

The suspect is described as a male with a light complexion who is between the ages of 37 and 45. He is 5 feet tall and 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black coat and blue jeans.

Anyone with information in regard to 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.