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Search On For Man Who Grabbed Woman's Rear In Queens Subway Stop

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police on Tuesday were asking for the public's assistance in finding a man who grabbed a woman's buttocks in a Queens subway station.

The 22-year-old woman was walking out the Union Turnpike-Kew Gardens E and F train station around 8:25 p.m. on Wednesday March 13. She was passing through the entrance mezzanine when the man walked up and grabbed her buttocks, police said.

The man then ran off, police said.

The suspect was described as a Hispanic male in his 20s, standing about 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing about 160 pounds.

Police released a surveillance video of the suspect. He is the man seen walking toward the camera in the video.

Anyone with information was asked to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS, log onto the Crime Stoppers Web site, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and enter TIP577.

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