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Kingsbridge/Fieldston: Man Flashes 17-Year-Old Girl on Subway

Officers from the 50th Precinct are asking the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who is sought regarding an incident of public lewdness that occurred on the border of Fieldston and Kingsbridge in Transit District 3.

 

Police said that on Monday, Oct. 31, at around 7.55 p.m., inside the 242nd Street subway station, located at the corner of Broadway and West 242nd Street, a 17-year-old female victim was aboard the northbound 1 train when an individual unknown to her exposed his genitals to her.

 

The victim took a cell phone photo of the person (attached), at which point he moved away from her and sat at the opposite end of the car. No physical injuries were reported as a result of the incident.

 

The person is described as male, is around 40 years old, has brown eyes, a medium complexion, has a beard and short dark hair. He was last seen wearing a baseball cap, a camouflage jacket, blue jeans, black sneakers and was carrying a black backpack.

 

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.

 

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