A sicko sexually assaulted a Queens woman on Christmas Eve, police said.

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The creep followed the 47-year woman off a bus in Springfield Gardens near 140th Avenue and Coombs Street about 6:40 p.m. Monday, and molested her on the sidewalk before fleeing.

Surveillance video captured the goon after the attack. Cops say he is between 18 and 24 years old, and about five foot eight to six feet tall. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored coat and pants, white sneakers, and carrying a black backpack.

Supermarket bosses sent a private detective to spy on one of their workers after she slipped on a broken egg in one of its stores.

Grandmother Irene Heslop fractured her spine after falling on to the concrete floor of a warehouse at Asda in Hulme where she had worked as a bakery assistant for seven years.

More than a year after the incident, the retail giant twice sent a spy to prove Irene, 65, was fit to work by filming her as she went about her daily chores.

The grandmother-of-two, from Fallowfield, Manchester, didn’t realise she had been followed until the footage was revealed during a compensation battle which saw her awarded £21,000 for her injuries and loss of earnings.

She said: “I felt sick when I saw the footage, it just left me numb. It just seems so over the top for them to follow me around and invade my privacy like that.

“I couldn’t believe my eyes. It’s left me feeling quite unsafe to know someone was following me around with a video camera and I didn’t know about it until three years later.

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“After seven years of service, it hurt anyway that they thought I was lying, but to be so underhand as to film me going around the shops and catching the bus, then store it away on file without telling me it existed just breaks my heart.”

Irene, of Seacombe Avenue, has been unable to work since the accident in March 2007.

Irene’s medical claims were backed up by doctors at Manchester Royal Infirmary who submitted evidence to her solicitors that her activities and lifestyle had been ‘considerably curtailed’ by the accident.

She still receives regular injections and acupuncture following the injury and struggles to walk long distances.

The mum-of-three has since retired after the conclusion of the case saw her employment with the supermarket come to an end.

She continues to shop at Asda in Eastlands, but was ordered to hand back her staff discount card after the case was settled.

Natasha Ross, of Manchester-based solicitors Pannone, who handled the case for Mrs Heslop, said the supermarket had put her client through nearly five years of unnecessary legal torment.

She said: “Irene was the innocent victim of an accident at work. I find it disappointing that her employers did not settle this case immediately.”

A spokeswoman for Asda said: “The health and safety of our customers and colleagues is our biggest priority and if we fall short of our high standards, we will work to put things right.

“We always investigate claims thoroughly to make sure we fully understand the facts and can reach the right conclusion for everyone involved.

“We’re sorry for any upset caused to Irene through resolving this case, and wish her all the best for the future.”

Salt Lake City Police has little evidence to go on in the murder investigation of a 49-year-old man found murdered near the Gateway Mall.

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Armando Torrez Rodriquez was found shot to death Monday morning along 100 South near 550 West. Police say they have no suspects and no physical evidence was found at the scene. Police spent a couple days just to find the victim’s name.

However, Detective Cary Whichmann says they have been able to piece together a little of what happened.

“We actually have one of the videos of a person we believe to be the victim, just seconds before he was shot,” Cary said.

Police obtained video surveillance of Rodriquez at the 7-Eleven on 1000 West and North Temple just before 7 a.m. After paying for his coffee, he exits the store and starts walking east on North Temple. Moments later he walks by the Red Iguana restaurant, still heading east.

At 7:10 p.m. the surveillance camera at a UTA bus barn gets video of someone walking east on 100 South towards 500 West. A security guard reports hearing a loud pop at 7:10 a.m. Around that time another security camera gets an image of someone believed to be the killer, also walking east. Police say the man appears to have jumped into a waiting vehicle, which took off southbound on 500 West. A car is seen making a left turn on to 200 South.

Detectives hope the video and images captured helps bring in more information.

“And they’ve been working really hard to be able to put those pieces together and we feel this is a significant lead that maybe can refresh somebody’s memory,” said Cary.

Police say there is still a $5,000 reward for the right tip in this case. They say tipsters can call them at their tips for cash hotline at 801-799-INFO or send a tip to the city police website at SLCPD.com.

Evan Saltzman said Thursday he’s shocked by the second smash-and-grab theft this month at his Cranston store, Saltzman’s Watches and More.

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He said he got the call from the alarm company at about 1:40 a.m. Wednesday.

“Smashed a brick through the window and came right in. He was in and out very quick,” said Saltzman, president of the company.

Surveillance video from Saltzman’s security system shows how quickly. The thief comes in, goes right for the good stuff and leaves. Saltzman estimates it took about 30 seconds from start to finish.

The thief got away with six watches from a Versace showcase valued at close to $30,000.

It was the second time this month the store has been hit. About three weeks ago, a thief gained entry by smashing through a different front window.

That time the thief stole about 15 Movado watches, nearly the same value as this heist.

And though it’s still under investigation, Saltzman said he believes it is same culprit.

“It was same MO. It looked like the same person. He was even wearing similar clothes with the black satchel over the same shoulder. I’m confident it was the same person that came back,” Saltzman said.

Saltzman said he’s working on upgrading his security and surveillance system and that he will install shatter-proof glass in the windows.