Philadelphia police say a woman was groped in the Spring Garden section of the city Sunday night.
It happened around 9 p.m. as the woman was heading into her apartment at 17th and Fairmount Avenue, according to investigators.
Police say a man in his early 20’s approached the woman from behind, groped her and ran away.
Authorities are investigating whether this incident is related to similar groping incidents in the same neighborhood.
Police have not released a description of the attacker at this time.
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