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Groping Suspect Sought In Ridgewood, Queens

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - A young man groped a 22-year-old woman in Ridgewood Wednesday, police said.

The woman was at Harman Street and Seneca Avenue at around 11:10 p.m. when the man walked up behind her and lifted her dress, police said. He then touched her genitals over her underwear, police said.

Ridgewood Groping Suspect
(credit: NYPD)

Police released a short video of the suspect, who they say is about 20 years old, 5'6" and roughly 140 pounds.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. You can also submit a tip via the Crime Stoppers website, or by texting tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.

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