Police in Fort Greene are looking for a man they say groped a 24-year-old woman at a neighborhood corner, then bolted down the block in the middle of the day.
According to the NYPD, the forcible-touching incident happened on June 13 at the intersection of Cumberland Street and Lafayette Avenue. Investigators say the man ran off on foot, heading west along DeKalb Avenue after the assault.
Images of the suspect and a brief account of what happened were shared on July 23 by NYPD Crime Stoppers. The post states that the man approached the woman, grabbed her between the legs over her clothing, and kissed her without consent before taking off. The same post urges anyone with information or video from the area to reach out through the department’s tip lines or online portal.
Intersection and precinct
The corner of Cumberland and Lafayette falls within the NYPD’s 88th Precinct, which covers Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. The stationhouse is located on Classon Avenue, according to the 88th Precinct section of the NYPD website. The precinct’s public information page lists local contact numbers and community resources for witnesses or victims who need support or want to report what they saw.
What police are asking
According to NYPD Crime Stoppers, anyone who recognizes the man shown in the surveillance stills is asked to call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or the Spanish-language line at 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can also be submitted online, texted to 274637 (CRIMES) with the code TIP577, or sent via X @NYPDTips, officials say.
Legal context
Under New York law, forcible touching is prosecuted under Penal Law §130.52, according to the New York State Senate. The statute covers grabbing, rubbing, or squeezing another person’s intimate parts without consent and is typically treated as a Class A misdemeanor. Penalties vary by case and are ultimately set by prosecutors and the courts, but the charge carries standard misdemeanor exposure.
Citywide pattern and response
The Crime Stoppers alert is one of a series of similar wanted notices the NYPD has circulated in recent months, part of a citywide pattern that local reporters have been following and that outlets have highlighted, including coverage of a lunchtime lewd attack at Grand Central. Police often lean on public tips in these cases, especially when they believe surveillance or bystander video might be out there but leads are thin.
Anyone who was in the area of Cumberland Street and Lafayette Avenue on June 13, or who has footage, photos, or other information about the person in the images, is urged to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers or detectives at the 88th Precinct. The Crime Stoppers site notes that all calls and online tips are kept confidential.
