In the middle of a Monday afternoon on the Upper West Side, police say a man walked into a building, struck up a conversation with a 27-year-old woman, asked for her number, then grabbed her buttocks before bolting back out the door.
The NYPD is now asking for help identifying the suspect in the alleged forcible touching, which happened around 3:20 p.m. on April 27 inside 808 Columbus Avenue. Detectives have released photos of the man they are looking for and are urging anyone who recognizes him to speak up.
What police posted
According to an NYPD Crime Stoppers Facebook post, the alert is headlined “WANTED FOR FORCIBLE TOUCHING” and lays out the basic timeline: last Monday (April 27) at about 3:20 p.m., inside 808 Columbus Avenue, involving a 27-year-old female victim…