Man Uses His Elbow To Grope Woman On The L In W'burg: Cops

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for a man who groped a woman using his elbow on the L train during the morning commute last week.

Just before 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 21 the 26-year-old woman was riding the L train near Bedford Avenue when the man sat next to her, police said. He rubbed her breast with his elbow and then squeezed it before they reached Morgan Avenue, where he got off, police said.

The woman was able to snap a video of the man as he left the train.

Police described him as standing about 5'9", about 35 years old and last seen wearing black rimmed glasses, black puffy coat, red shirt and jeans.

The incident was the second groping to happen within a few days near the Bedford Ave stop.

Just a few days later on Monday, a man was caught on surveillance video grabbing a woman from behind near 275 North 8th Street. The woman, a 23-year-old, was able to get away from the man even as he followed her down the street, video shows.

The man in that incident was described as approximately 30-years-old, standing about 5'11" and had a short cropped beard. He was last seen wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt, ripped blue jeans, black shoes and a large backpack.

Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this male 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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

All calls are strictly confidential.