NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The NYPD is on the hunt for a suspect who allegedly groped four women in the Marine Park, East Flatbush and Remsen Village neighborhoods of Brooklyn between Sept. 9 and Nov. 2, according to officials. These incidents are being investigated by the Brooklyn Special Victims Squad.
INCIDENT 1: On Monday, Sept. 9, at approximately 3:43 p.m., the 24-year-old female victim was jogging in the vicinity of East 42nd Street and Avenue I when she was approached by an unknown individual from behind. The individual grabbed and squeezed her buttocks. The individual fled the location, on foot, northbound on Albany Avenue. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with 4 groping incidents in Brooklyn.NYPD
INCIDENT 2: On Thursday, Oct. 17, at approximately 5. p.m., the victim, a 37-year-old female, was walking in front of 862 East 49th Street when she was approached by an unknown individual from behind. The individual slapped her buttocks. The individual fled the location, on foot, northbound on East 49 Street. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.
INCIDENT 3: On Friday, Oct. 25, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the victim, a 24-year-old female, was walking opposite of 4801 Avenue D when she was approached by an unknown individual from behind. The individual grabbed and squeezed her buttocks. The individual fled the location, on foot, in an unknown direction. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with 4 groping incidents in Brooklyn.NYPD
INCIDENT 4: On Saturday, Nov. 2, at approximately 3 p.m., the victim, a 29-year-old female, was walking in front of 4516 Avenue D when she was approached by an unknown individual from behind. The individual grabbed and squeezed her buttocks. The individual fled the location, on foot, westbound on Avenue D towards East 46th Street. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.
Anyone with information in regard to these incidents 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.
