The Brief
- Police are looking for a man who targets women by claiming they have a spider on them to inappropriately touch them.
- Both incidents reportedly occurred on June 2 in Astoria.
NEW YORK – NYC police are searching for a man who they say targets women by claiming they have a spider on them as a pretext to inappropriately touch them. Authorities have released images of a suspect and are seeking community input.
What we know:
The first incident happened on Monday, June 2, at around 10:50 p.m. near Astoria Boulevard and 22nd Street in Asotria, Queens. According to police, a 25-year-old woman was approached by a man who said she had a spider on her, slapped her buttock and fled.…