Harlem Groper Arrested, Police Say

HARLEM, NY — A man who tried to shove his hands down a woman's pants on a Harlem street has been arrested, police told Patch.

Landon Washington, 32, will face charges of sex abuse and forcible touching, police told Patch. On Firday, July 21, Washington approached a 21-year-old woman on Hancock Place near Morningside Avenue and West 124th Street and attempted to grope her underneath her clothing, police said. The attempted sexual assault occurred at 6 a.m. just blocks away from Morningside Park.

The woman was able to fight Washington off of her and did not suffer physical injuries, police told Patch. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

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