The police are looking for a man who allegedly fondled a woman who was headed into her home in Yorkville earlier this month. And there's video of the suspect.
According the NYPD, the forcible touching incident occurred around 4 a.m. on Saturday, July 18, 2015: A 25-year-old was going into her apartment building, near East 89th Street and York Avenue, "when she was approached from behind by a male suspect. The suspect then grabbed her buttocks and private area."
The suspect fled on East 89th Street towards York Avenue. Here's video—police describe the suspect as around 28-35 years old, 5'9-5'11" tall, 190 pounds and wearing a Yankee baseball cap, dark blue shirt short sleeves shirt and dark blue jeans.
1812-15 19th Pct Forcible Touchingby Gothamist
The victim was not injured.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
