QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – A man is accused of following and grabbing at a 12-year-old girl in Queens on Monday, according to the NYPD.
The victim was walking near 81st Street and 31st Avenue around 3:30 p.m. when she noticed the man following her, police said.
He's then accused of grabbing her hand, according to authorities. The man fled the scene northbound on 81st Street, police said.
The girl was not injured during the incident, according to authorities.
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