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Police Looking for Man Who Committed Lewd Act on R Train

By Gwynne Hogan | January 29, 2015 8:22pm
 Police are asking for help in identifying this man, who they say touched himself on the R train. 
Police are asking for help in identifying this man, who they say touched himself on the R train. 
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LONG ISLAND CITY — Police are looking for help tracking down a man who "manipulated himself" while staring at a 47-year-old woman on the R train, the NYPD said.

The suspect put his hands in his pants and committed the act on Friday, Jan. 23 around 5:30 p.m. near Queensboro Plaza, according to police. The suspect got off the train at the next stop. No one was injured in the incident. 

The suspect was described as 5-foot-5 and weighing about 125 pounds.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.