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Police: Man Grabs 23-Year-Old Woman, Pulls Down Stockings In Bronx

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Police are searching for a man who they say forcibly touched a young woman in the Bronx earlier this month.

A 23-year-old woman was walking on Waterbury Avenue in the Bronx around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 19 when the man grabbed her from behind, pulled down her stockings and grabbed her buttocks, police said.

The man fled the scene after the victim began to scream.

The suspect is described as 35-year-old Hispanic man, 5' 5" inches tall, weighing about 150 lbs. He has black hair and was last seen wearing black jogging pants and a black shirt.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.

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