Crime & Safety

A Man Flashed A Teen On A Train Car At Myrtle-Broadway, Police Say

Police are looking for a man they accuse of exposing himself to a 17-year-old girl on a subway car in Brooklyn.

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BROOKLYN, NY — Police are looking for a man who they say exposed himself and performed a "lewd act" on the subway in front of a 17-year-old girl on Thursday, New York Police Department officials said.

According to police, the unidentified man exposed himself just after 8:30 a.m. on a southbound M train at Myrtle Avenue-Broadway subway station on the border of Bushwick and Bed-Stuy.

After he exposed himself, he fled the location in an unknown direction, police said.

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Police described the perpetrator as a man with a medium build and a medium complexion who was last seen wearing a black jacket, navy pants, black shoes, and carrying a black bag. Police have not made any arrests yet.

Police said anyone with information about this incident can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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