Crime & Safety

Creep Flashes Woman On Subway In Washington Heights, Police Say

A man exposed himself to another passenger on an uptown 1 train at the West 155th Street station.

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify a man wanted for public lewdness after flashing a subway passenger in Washington Heights, police told Patch.

The suspect was sitting across from a woman on an uptown 1 train on Sunday evening, police told Patch. When the train stopped at the West 155th Street station, the man exposed himself, police said.

The woman was able to get a photo of the man and report him to police, an NYPD spokesperson told Patch.

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The man (pictured above) is described as having a thin build, dark complexion and dark eyes, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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