Man sought for groping woman, 54, aboard MTA bus on SI

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police on Tuesday released video footage of a man wanted for groping a woman aboard an MTA bus on Staten Island last month, authorities said.

The incident happened at approximately noon on Tuesday, May 2 when the suspect sat behind a 54-year-old woman on a MTA S78 bus, in the vicinity of Richmond Terrace and Bay Street in St. George, officials said.

The suspect grabbed and squeezed the victims buttocks and then fled off of the bus, police said.

The victim did not sustain any injuries.

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The suspect was last seen wearing a green sweatshirt and dark colored pants.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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