2 Forcible Touching Incidents at Wall Street Station and on Union Square Train
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| 12 May 2025 | 08:20
Left: Wanted for Forcible Touching, May 5, Wall St.; Right: Wanted for same crime, April 30, near Union Square. (
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The plague of subway gropers continues with men targeting women within the confined spaces of train cars and subway stations. Two recent incidents, which almost certainly represent only a fraction of the times such crimes against females have occurred, follow.
The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance to locate an individual wanted in connection with a forcible touching incident that occurred within the confines of the 1 Precinct/Transit District 2 on Monday, May 5, 2025, at approximately 8:53 a.m. During the morning rush hour, a 43-year-old female victim was in the vicinity of the Wall Street and William Street (2 and 3 train) station, when an unidentified individual approached her from behind and grabbed her buttocks. The groper then fled the station on foot in an unknown direction
Surveillance images reveal him to be a shirtless male with a dark complexion, of indeterminate age, and wearing a blue surgical mask. Although shirtless and masked, he is also wearing a grey knot winter hat.
The victim did not sustain any injuries but she was upset enough to tell the cops.
Groper Grabs Teen on Union Square N Train, Flees Towards L Train
Cops are also asking the public’s help in regard to a forcible touching incident that occurred within the confines of the 13 Precinct / Transit District 4 on April 30, 2025, at approximately 7:50 a.m.— a time when many teenagers are on the way to high school. Cops say a 15-year-old female victim was onboard the northbound N train in the vicinity of the Union Square subway station, when an unidentified individual grabbed her buttocks.
The suspect was last seen fleeing on foot towards the northbound L train—i.e. headed towards either Stuy-Town or Brooklyn—on the east side at the Union Square subway station. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.
The sought individual appears to be young Hispanic male of brown complexion, well groomed, likely in his late teens or 20s. He was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt, and black backpack.
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 https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.