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Man sought in Jackson Height forcible touching case: Police

By Bill Parry

JACKSON HEIGHTS – Police from the 115th Precinct were searching for a man who forcibly touched a woman inside a Jackson Heights store May 17.

The suspect entered a store in the vicinity of Roosevelt Avenue and 74th Street around 4:30 a.m. and grabbed the victim’s groin area over her pants and fled, according to the NYPD.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic man, with medium to light complexion. He is 25- to 35-years-old, 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-10 and 160 to 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray sweater, red tank top, brown jeans, black sneakers, a green camouflage baseball cap, and a red back pack, police say.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.