Subway Creep Rubs Himself In Upper East Side Station, Police Say

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Police are trying to identify a man wanted for public lewdness for touching himself in front of another passenger in an Upper East Side subway station.

The suspect (pictured above) was sitting across from a 25-year-old woman aboard a southbound 5 train at the East 86th Street and Lexington Avenue subway station last week, police said. While the train was in the station the man placed his hand on his erect penis and began to "manipulate" it, police told Patch.

The woman was able to snap a picture of the alleged creep before exiting the train, police said. The man stayed on the train, police told Patch.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. All tips are confidential.

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