Crime & Safety
NYPD Looking For Man Who Grabbed Woman, Teen Girl In Wash Heights
One of the females was just 16 years old, according to police. The man is accused of grabbing her from behind near West 176th Street.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — Police are looking for a man accused of inappropriately grabbing a woman and a teenager walking down the street in Washington Heights.
The two incidents both took place on Sunday afternoon near Wadsworth Avenue and West 176th Street, police said.
Incident One: A 46-year-old woman was walking southbound on Wadsworth Avenue and West 176th Street when a man forcibly grabbed her chest, according to police
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Incident Two: A 16-year-old girl was walking with her dad westbound on West 176th Street and Wadsworth Avenue when a man forcibly grabbed her from behind.
Police released photos Wednesday of the man wanted in connection to the two incidents.
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Anyone with information in regard to these incidents is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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