Police from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a serial groper who targeted three teenage girls and a mother walking with her young son in Southeast Queens on the morning of Monday, Dec. 16.
The suspect struck within a brief 20-minute span, beginning with his first victim, a 16-year-old girl walking near 115th Avenue and 170th Street, just a block south of Archie Spigner Park. At approximately 8:20 a.m., the assailant approached her from behind, grabbed her rear end, and fled the scene, police said.
The suspect struck again about ten minutes later, six blocks to the west, where another 16-year-old was walking past the Police Athletic League Edward Byrne Center at 116-25 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., where he came up behind her and grabbed her buttock before running away southbound on the boulevard, according to the NYPD.
At approximately 8:35 a.m., the creep walked up behind a 17-year-old girl near the intersection of Foch Boulevard and Guy R. Brewer Blvd., where he grabbed her rear end and ran off northbound on the boulevard, police said.
The suspect re-emerged five minutes later near 111th Street and 167th Street in St. Albans, where a 28-year-old woman was walking with her 8-year-old son. The groper came up behind her and grabbed her buttocks before running off toward Archie Spigner Park.
None of the victims were injured during the encounters, according to the NYPD.
Surveillance images of the suspect were released. He is described as having a dark complexion and a slim build. He wore a dark hooded sweatshirt with white stripes on the sleeves, dark sweatpants, and a black facemask
A reward of up to $3,500 is being offered for information that leads to his arrest.
Anyone with information regarding these forcible touching incidents 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 Dec. 15, the 113th Precinct has reported 52 sex crimes so far in 2024, seven more than the 45 reported at the same point last year, an increase of 15.6%, according to the most recent CompStat report.
