Groper on Green Bicycle Sought in Long Beach

Police say a man groped women on four separate occasions and rode away on a bicycle.

Long Beach police sought public help on Friday to find a man who groped women on four separate occasions and rode away on a bicycle.

The crimes occurred between July and December of 2018, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

"In each of the incidents, the suspect approached the victims on a bicycle, groped them, then fled on the bicycle," police said.

The incidents occurred on the following dates, times and locations:

  • July 29, 2:20 a.m., 300 block of Molino Avenue;
  • Aug. 29, 11:50 a.m., Sixth Street and Alamitos Avenue;
  • Sept. 19, 7:45 a.m., Eighth Street and Junipero Avenue;
  • Dec. 27, 8:10 a.m., 4000 block of East Massachusetts Street.

The man was described as Hispanic, 40 to 50 years old, 5 feet 7 inches to 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighing 150-200 pounds, with gray hair. He rode a green bicycle.

Anyone with information about the case, or who may have been victimized by the suspect, was urged to call detectives at (562) 570-7372, or Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.

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