A 59-year-old woman riding a southbound F train into Brooklyn on Friday, August 28, was approached from behind and forcibly grabbed by an unidentified man who then fled the station on foot, according to police. The incident happened at approximately 8:33 a.m. as the train arrived at the Surf Avenue/Stillwell Avenue subway station, within the confines of the 60th Precinct.
According to a wanted notice posted by NYPD Crime Stoppers, the suspect approached the victim from behind and forcibly grabbed her buttocks before disappearing to unknown parts. No injuries were reported in connection with the incident. Police have not released a physical description of the suspect or additional details about the encounter beyond what was included in the wanted alert.
🚨WANTED FOR FORCIBLE TOUCHING: On Friday, August 28, 2026, at approximately 8:33 AM, while aboard a southbound “F” train at the Surf Avenue/Stillwell Avenue subway station, confines of the 60 Precinct, a 59-year-old female victim was approached from behind by an unidentified… pic.twitter.com/NQnwUrevA7
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) August 30, 2026
The station where the incident occurred, Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue, is the southernmost terminal in the New York City subway system and serves as the end of the line for the F, D, N, and Q trains, according to Wikipedia. The multi-line terminal handles millions of commuter entries annually across its elevated island platforms, making it one of the busiest transit hubs in South Brooklyn.
Who Is Investigating the Case
Public safety operations inside the Stillwell Avenue terminal complex fall under NYPD Transit District 34, which maintains its district stationhouse directly inside the station at 1243 Surf Avenue, per the NYPD. Transit District 34 is one of four dedicated NYPD subway commands operating in Brooklyn. If the suspect fled beyond the station onto neighborhood streets, jurisdiction would shift to the NYPD’s 60th Precinct, which covers 3.4 square miles of southern Brooklyn including Coney Island, Brighton Beach, West Brighton Beach, and Sea Gate from its stationhouse at 2951 West 8th Street…