Police searching for suspect in groping on Bronx MTA bus

Security cameras captured images of the suspect.
Security cameras captured images of the suspect. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a man who groped a 58-year-old woman on an MTA bus in the Bronx last week.

The attack took place Dec. 23 around 12:22 p.m. on the BX2 bus traveling southbound on the Grand Concourse near East 156th Street in Concourse Village, according to officials.

The man grabbed the victim’s crotch and buttocks over her clothing, authorities said.

The victim left the bus to escape the man.

Police asked anyone with information on the attack to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can also be submitted on the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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