Hunt for bus groper

NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) - The NYPD wants to get off the streets the man who forcibly touched two women in separate incidents aboard city buses.

The man grabbed an 18-year-old woman's buttocks as she got off a Q 113 bus in Jamaica at 147 Avenue and Brewer Boulevard, said police. The incident occurred on April 20 at approximately 1 pm.

On the same day at about 3:30 p.m., the suspect was having a conversation with a woman when he grabbed her buttocks. She got off the bus out of fear for her safety at Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue.

Surveillance video of the suspect was released by police.

The suspect is described as black, about 5'8"tall, 150 - 180 lbs. He has short dread locks and a beard. He was wearing glasses at the time of the assaults.

1-800-577-TIPS (8477) WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. The NYPD says all calls/texts are strictly confidential.