Crime & Safety

Man Touches Self In Front Of Woman On Tribeca Subway: Police

The man touched himself in front of a woman while they were on the 1 train, police said.

TRIBECA, NY — A man riding the 1 train on Friday masturbated in front of a 33-year-old woman as the train traveled through Tribeca, police said.

Authorities are looking for the man, who has not been identified, after he was spotted fondling himself in front of the woman on a northbound 1 train on Friday at about 8:55 p.m., police said.

The woman took a photo a photo of the man, after which he stopped touching himself and exited the train at the Franklin Avenue 1 station, police said.

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Officers released a photo of the man, who they believed to be between 28 and 38 years old, on Wednesday.

Image credit: Courtesy of the NYPD

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