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Cops: Man Groped Woman In Penn Station Hallway

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The NYPD is looking for a man who allegedly groped a woman inside Penn Station in May.

Police say around 5:30 p.m. on May 12th, the suspect walked up to the 26-year-old victim and grabbed her in the groin.

Penn Station Groper
Police are looking for a man who allegedly groped a woman in Penn Station in May. (credit: NYPD)

The victim, who was not injured in the encounter, reported the incident to police as the suspect fled the area.

Police are looking for a black male who was wearing a backpack, a dark brown jacket, and white sneakers.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74682). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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