When a 19-year-old female was walking up the stairs to exit the Columbus Circle subway station on Monday, May 15 at about 1:25 p.m., an unknown male suspect – who had just gone shopping at Whole Foods – bumped into her while walking in the opposite direction, according to police officials.
This led to a verbal dispute between the two, which further led the male suspect to push her, causing her to lose balance.
The suspect then “grabbed the victim’s left breast and continued into the station, boarding a northbound C train,” according to police. The victim was not physically injured.
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Police describe the suspect as approximately 5’8″ tall, 190 pounds, with a light complexion and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue hat, a green polo shirt, a black backpack and dark pants. He was also holding a brown shopping bag over his left shoulder.
Police have shared surveillance images depicting the suspect just before the incident.
Anyone with relevant information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website or by sending a direct message to @NYPDTips on Twitter. All calls are strictly confidential.
the guy is punching in a code as he is paying so Wholefoods/Amazon has his info. They just need to sync it up with the security footage
Oh wow! I sort of feel like this when I get out of shopping at Whole Foods and they don’t have my favorite cookies.
But my Ma taught me better- it’s NOT ok to squeeze a girl’s breast, either one, unless you’re invited, she used to tell me.
Should be a relatively easy catch.