Police in the Bronx are asking for the public’s help finding a man who groped a 23-year-old woman as she left the 170th Street and Grand Concourse subway station on June 2 around 7:35 p.m. Investigators say the attacker came up from behind, grabbed the woman’s buttocks, then bolted out of the station. Detectives released new images and a wanted notice at the end of June and say no arrests have been announced.
According to NYPD Crime Stoppers, the June 2 incident happened as the victim was exiting the 170th Street–Grand Concourse station. The post asks anyone who recognizes the person to DM the department’s public tip account or call the Crime Stoppers hotline. The notice features still images of the person of interest and notes that tipsters may be eligible for a reward if their information leads to an arrest and indictment.
How the state defines forcible touching
Under New York law, “forcible touching” covers intentional, non-consensual contact with another person’s sexual or intimate parts, including squeezing, grabbing or pinching, and is prosecuted as a class A misdemeanor. The offense’s elements and jury instructions are set out in the state’s guidance for Penal Law §130.52. Per New York courts, prosecutors must prove the touching was intentional and done without the victim’s consent.
Part of a steady run of alerts
The wanted notice for the 170th Street incident is the latest Crime Stoppers bulletin tied to groping and forcible-touching cases around the city in recent months. Local reporting has tracked several similar citywide posts that lean on bystander video and station security stills to identify suspects. For background on that trend, see a recent Queens subway escalator attack documented by Hoodline.
How to tip investigators
Police say anyone with information should hang on to any cellphone video or other footage and contact NYPD Crime Stoppers. Tips may be submitted anonymously by calling 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), through the Crime Stoppers website, or by messaging @NYPDTips on X, per the department’s notice. Investigators stress that original files, rather than reposted clips or screenshots, are most useful when reviewing potential evidence.
