Crime & Safety
Suspect Sought in Forest Park Sexual Assault
Police seeking man in forcible touching incident.
Queens law enforcement seeking a suspect in connection with a forcible touching incident that occurred earlier this month in Forest Park.
According to police, a woman was approached in on Aug. 15 by the suspect, who pushed her to the ground and forcibly touched her.
The victim described her attacker as a white man between the ages of 25 and 35, between 5'8" and 6'0" tall with blonde hair.
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He was wearing a black T-shirt with a black baseball cap and dark athletic shorts at the time of the incident.
Police have released a sketch of the suspect, attached at right.
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Forest Park is located in the 102 Precinct, which borders Forest Hills to the south.
If anyone has any information, they are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips at the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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