"The victim, a 19-year-old woman, was walking up the stairs at the 7th Avenue station near Flatbush Avenue at about 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 22 when the man allegedly grabbed her buttocks, then fled into the subway station and disappeared. The woman was left rattled but uninjured. Police said the suspect was about 5-foot-ten-inches tall and was last seen wearing a light green T-shirt and carrying a gray bag."
"Rape in the precinct is up 200%, from three last year to nine this year, but non-rape sex crimes are down more than 40%. Last month, a different suspect in the precinct grabbed a woman's buttocks on the street at the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Sterling Place, a few blocks from the 7th Avenue Station, according to the NYPD."
A 19-year-old woman was ascending stairs at the 7th Avenue station near Flatbush Avenue around 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 22 when a man allegedly grabbed her buttocks and fled into the subway station. The woman was left rattled but uninjured. The suspect was described as about 5-foot-10 and last seen wearing a light green T-shirt and carrying a gray bag. Authorities urged Brooklyn residents to submit tips anonymously to NYPD Crime Stoppers by phone or online. Transit crime in the Park Slope 78th Precinct is up 25% this year, with rape reports rising from three to nine while non-rape sex crimes declined more than 40%.
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