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NYPD pursues creep who stuck his hand down sleeping straphanger’s pants

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Cops are on the prowl for a creep who stuck his hand down the pants of a man sleeping aboard a northbound 6 train in downtown Manhattan early Saturday morning.

The 25-year-old victim awoke in the East Village just after 2 a.m. to an unknown man’s hand inside his pants, police said.

The victim had been asleep on the northbound 6 train, which was approaching the Astor Place subway station at the time of the assault.


Suspect riding 6 train
A 25 year old subway passenger awoke to find that another man had put his hand down his pants. DCPI

The creep was last seen fleeing the train, police added.

Police described the perp as being a man with a light complexion and a heavy build.

He was last seen wearing a dark-colored baseball cap, greenish-yellow shirt, tan pants and tan boots.

A photo of the man shared by NYPD shows him wearing black square-framed glasses and a Yankee cap.

The victim was physically uninjured, police said.

Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or submit tips on the Crime Stoppers website, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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