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Cops seek man who grabbed woman’s breast at Bedford Avenue

March 28, 2019 Scott Enman

A male rubbed a woman’s breast with his elbow and then squeezed it on the L train on Thursday morning. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

The L train. Photo: Mary Altaffer/AP

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Police are looking for a man who groped a 26-year-old woman on the L train Thursday morning at approximately 8:20 a.m.

The victim was traveling on a southbound train at the Bedford Avenue station when an unidentified man sat next to her, rubbed her breast with his elbow and then squeezed it. She captured the suspect on her cellphone as he departed the train at Morgan Avenue.

The man, thought to be about 35 years old, was last seen wearing black-rimmed glasses, a black puffy coat, a red shirt and jeans. He wore glasses, carried a briefcase and used Apple AirPods.

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect.

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, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.