Masturbating suspect

Police are looking for a man who exposed himself and then began masturbating in front of a woman on the L train on Thursday, January 25.

The 45-year-old victim said it happened at about 9:40 a.m. as the L headed towards 14th Street and Third Avenue. She snapped a photo of the suspect before he fled the train station.

He is described as Hispanic, about 25 years old, 5’11” and was last seen wearing a large backpack with all dark clothing.

Anyone with information in regards 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).  The public can also submit their tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.