QUEENS VILLAGE, Queens (PIX11) -- Police are searching for a man accused of performing lewd acts and touching a teenager while on a bus in Queens on June 25, according to officials.
A 16-year-old girl was on the Q42 bus near Hillside Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard around 2 p.m. Police said she saw the suspect perform the lewd act before touching her leg.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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