NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The NYPD is looking to identify a suspect accused of groping a sleeping woman on a Bronx bus earlier this month, authorities said.
The 23-year-old victim was attacked at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1, as she was sleeping on a Q44 bus near Metropolitan Avenue and Grant Circle in Parkchester, officials said.
According to police, the woman awoke to find the suspect touching her thigh and masturbating.
The suspect fled on foot in an unknown direction.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).