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Subway creep gropes woman on the stairwell at Flushing 7 train station: cops

Photo via Wikimedia Commons/Inset courtesy of NYPD

Police released on Sunday of a man who allegedly fondled a woman at the Flushing-Main Street subway station last month.

Law enforcement sources said the incident occurred at 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 21 on a stairwell inside the station near Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue.

According to authorities, the 25-year-old woman was walking up the staircase when the perpetrator touched her buttocks. The victim managed to take a picture of the suspect before he fled the station.

Police described the suspect as a Hispanic male in his 20s who was wearing a black hooded jacket and a gray baseball cap.

Anyone with information about the groper’s whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). The public can also submit tips on the Crime Stoppers website or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577.

All calls and messages are kept confidential.