Man gropes teen while passing her on scooter near Central Park

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 on a scooter who groped an 18-year-old woman near the Guggenheim Museum last week.

The woman was walking on Fifth Avenue near East 89th Street along the edge of Central Park on May 11 around 3:50 p.m., when the man rode by her on a scooter and grabbed her buttocks.

The man sped off after grabbing the victim. She was not injured in the attack.

Police are asking anyone with information on the groping 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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