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Police: Victim Snaps Photo Of Suspected Jamaica Groper

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A grinning groper was caught on camera by a 25-year-old woman he's accused of assaulting on a Queens street.

Police said the suspect walked up behind the woman and grabbed her buttocks last Friday around 11:15 a.m. in Jamaica.

The victim was able to snap a picture of her alleged attacker before he fled in an unknown direction.

The suspect is described as a black male standing between 5-feet-10 and 6-feet.

Police said he was last seen wearing a blue American Eagle vest with a black sweatshirt.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Tips can also be submitted to the Crime Stoppers website at or by texting 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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