Man Performs Lewd Act On Uptown 3 Train, NYPD Says

HARLEM, NY — Police were looking on Saturday for a man who they say performed a lewd act on an uptown-bound 3 train that was pulling into the 145th Street station, New York City Police Department officials said.

According to the NYPD, on March 16 at 2:20 p.m., a man was observed performing a lewd act while sitting on the 3 train as it was pulling into 145th Street station, heading uptown.

Then, the man left the subway system and was last seen fleeing the Harlem–148th Street station, police said.

There were no reported injuries as a result of this incident, police said.

Police said the incident is under investigation, and no arrests have been made yet, but they have released surveillance photos of the suspect.

Police said that anyone with information about this incident can 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 X @NYPDTips.

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