NYPD: Man wanted in connection to alleged forcible touching incident aboard train in Queens

The NYPD is requesting the public’s help in tracking down a person who is wanted in relation to an alleged incident of forceful touching that took place in Queens on Wednesday.

On December 11, at around 8:20 a.m., police received a report that a 17-year-old girl was on a northbound 7 train, heading toward the Junction Boulevard subway station, when an unidentified person grabbed her buttocks and repeatedly pushed his body against her before running away in an unspecified direction.

The Deputy Commissioner of Public Information for the NYPD said in a statement that no injuries were reported as a result of the event.

The wanted person’s surveillance photo was made public by the NYPD.

Call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, in Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) if you have any information about this incident. Additionally, the public can provide tips by visiting X @NYPDTips or the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/.

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