Cops Seek Suspect in Ridgewood Subway Groping
Assault happened on Seneca Avenue subway stop in Queens
Monday, Oct 24, 2011 | Updated 10:33 PM EDT
NYPD
Man wanted for questioning in connection with last week's groping incident at a subway station in Ridgewood, Queens.
Police in Ridgewood, Queens, have released a surveillance video still of a man wanted for questioning in connection with a sexual assault last Thursday.
Police said the man approached a 22-year-old woman at the Seneca Avenue subway stop on the M line at about 8 a.m. on Oct. 19.
The man groped her, then fled the station. He was last seen wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the ECKO brand logo on the front.
Police have been investigating a string of sex attacks in Queens, mainly in the southeastern section of the borough. Ridgewood is closer to Brooklyn on the western side of Queens.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested Monday in two of the Queens assaults.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS or at nypdcrimestoppers.com.
