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Police: Man Grabbed 13-Year-Old Girl's Thigh On Bronx Subway Train

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police on Thursday were searching for a man who grabbed a 13-year-old girl's thigh on a B Train in the Bronx last month.

Around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, the man touched the girl's thigh on the northbound B Train before getting off at the Bedford Park Boulevard station, police said.

The suspect is described as a black male around 25 years old, standing 5 feet 7 to 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing about 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a blue Mets jacket with a black hooded sweatshirt underneath, gray sweatpants, and black sneakers.

Police have released a surveillance photo and video.

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

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