Showy sicko lures girl from popular NYC mall in broad daylight: cops

A creep wearing a tacky jacket lured a 14-year-old girl away from a popular Staten Island shopping outlet and molested her, cops said.

Collage of two security camera images showing a man with a shaved head wearing a blue and red hoodie. — Cops say this creep groped a 14-year-old girl on Staten Island on Saturday. DCPI

The showy sicko, dressed in a garish blue, yellow and red jacket, first approached the teen outside of the Empire Outlets in St. George around 9 a.m. Saturday, police said.

The goon then lured her to a nearby deli before getting her into a taxi and taking her to an unknown location, police said.

An outdoor view of the Empire Outlets shopping center in Staten Island, New York. — The showy sicko lured the girl away from the popular Empire Outlets. Google Maps

It was there that the pervert grabbed the young girl’s bottom, according to authorities.

The teen fought off the man and fled to safety, police said.

Collage of three surveillance images of a man in a blue and red hoodie. — The pervert is still in the wind, cops said. DCPI

The suspect is in in the wind.

Cops are encouraging anyone with information about the crime to report their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.

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