April 24, 2015 By Christian Murray
A bicycle-riding pervert has been riding through the neighborhood grabbing women’s buttocks, according to police.
The police said that the alleged perpetrator squeezed women’s buttocks on three separate occasions in Astoria this month.
The first incident took place on Thursday, April 2, when the suspect allegedly approached a 33-year-old woman while riding a bicycle and then grabbed her buttocks in the vicinity of 34-12 34 Avenue. The police said the incident took place at around 11:00 am.
The second incident occurred on Wednesday, April 15, at about 8:45 pm when the suspect allegedly approached a 29-year old woman while riding a bicycle and struck her buttocks with his hand as the victim was walking in the vicinity of 35th Avenue and 41st Street, according to police.
The very next day, Thursday, April 16, at approximately 11:00 am, the suspect approached a 30-year-old woman in the vicinity of 33-15 36 Avenue while riding a bicycle and struck her in the buttocks with his hand.
The police said the suspect is a Hispanic man, with medium to dark complexion and between 5’4” to 5’8” with a stocky build.
He was seen wearing a light blue rain jacket and a light blue and white baseball hat.
A video of the suspect is attached.
Anyone with information in regard to these incidents is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
