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Man wanted for groping teens in Flushing: NYPD

By Madina Toure

FLUSHING — Police were searching for a man who forcibly touched three teenage girls in Flushing between November and March.

The man first struck a 15-year-old girl Nov. 6 at about 7 a.m. on the corner of 136th Street and 60th Avenue, according to the police.

He also groped a 13-year-old girl March 11 at about 7:50 a.m. in front of 132-34 58th Ave. and a 19-year-old girl March 23 at about 7:30 a.m. on the corner of 136th Street and 59th Ave., police said.

The suspect is described as a white male who is 30 or 40 years old and about 5-foot-8 with a slim build, police added. He was last seen wearing a dark green jacket and grey hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.

The investigation was ongoing, according to a police spokeswoman.