Man Masturbates On Grand Central Subway Train, Police Say

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify a man accused of masturbating on a subway train traveling through Midtown Manhattan, police said.

A 27-year-old woman was riding a southbound 5 train at 4 a.m. on Saturday when a man sat down across from her and began to pleasure himself, police said. When the train arrived at Grand Central Terminal, the man exited and fled in an unknown location, police said.

The woman was able to take a photo of the man before he fled the train and reported the creep to the cops, police said.

The suspect (pictured above) is a bald man in his 40s or 50s who was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, a black and gray scarf, a beige jacket, a black shirt and black pants, 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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