The NYPD released surveillance images on Tuesday of a suspect being sought by the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica for allegedly stalking a woman at a Key Food supermarket in downtown Jamaica and groping her before fleeing on a bicycle in mid-August.
The incident occurred on the night of Wednesday, Aug. 14, as the 25-year-old victim was walking down an aisle inside the store located at 148-35 Jamaica Ave.
The stranger began following her at around 9:10 p.m., approached her from behind and forcibly grabbed her rear end before running out of the store, police said. He was last seen cycling away from the supermarket northbound on 149th Street toward 90th Avenue. The victim was not injured during the incident.
The suspect is described as having a dark complexion with a slim build. He wore a blue New York Mets baseball cap, a black hooded jacket over a black t-shirt and dark pants.
Anyone with information regarding this incident 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 Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
Through Sept. 8, the 103rd Precinct has reported 93 sex crimes so far in 2024, 34 more than the 59 reported at the same point last year, an increase of 57.6%, according to the most recent CompStat report.
