Crime & Safety

Pervert Snaps Pic Up Midtown Commuter's Dress: Police

A man photographed a woman underneath her dress while riding the escalator together last week, officials said.

Police released an image of a person they claim is connected to the incident.
Police released an image of a person they claim is connected to the incident. (NYPD)

MIDTOWN, NY — A peeping Tom snapped a picture underneath a woman's dress as they both rode an escalator at a Midtown subway station last week, police said.

While a 24-year-old woman was riding up an escalator inside the Lexington Avenue/51st Street subway station on April 20 at around 1:30 p.m., an unknown man came up to her and snapped a picture underneath her dress, according to officials.

Police released a surveillance photo and described the suspect as around 25-years-old, about six feet tall and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the word "King" on it.

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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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