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Alagno said that the incident occurred on the evening of Jan. 30 while the girl was attending an event at the Pace fitness center. While walking past each other in the center, Alagno said the man reportedly grabbed his crotch and made comments toward the girl and that it is possible that he exposed himself to the minor. Police did not release information regarding the comments made.
Police are working with Pace University to view security footage to help identify a suspect.
The man is described as in his fifties, standing around 5 feet 5 inches tall, with a medium build, tan skin and no facial hair. At the time of the incident, police say he was wearing a straw bucket hat, a large tan overcoat, black shirt and blue jeans.
In other police news...
- On Jan. 31 around 1:50 a.m., Mount Pleasant Police arrested four female students at the Hawthorne Cedar Knolls School for damaging school property. Police say the students intentionally damaged an office room on the school's campus. Three of the students are under the age of 16 and were charged as juvenile delinquents. Police did not release their ages. The fourth, age 16, was charged with criminal mischief in the third degree, a felony.
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