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Man Wanted for Masturbating on Sunnyside Subway Platform, Police Say

September 7, 2016 11:04am | Updated September 7, 2016 11:04am
Police are looking for a man seen touching himself at a Queens subway station while staring at a woman, who snapped a photo of him before he fled, according to the NYPD.
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SUNNYSIDE — Police are looking for a man seen masturbating at a Queens subway station while staring at a woman, who snapped a photo of him before he fled, according to the NYPD.

The suspect was spotted on the northbound platform of the 46th Street 7 train station in Sunnyside just before noon on Aug. 27, touching himself as he stared at a 28-year-old woman, police said.

The victim used her phone to take a picture of the man as he was leaving the station, according to the NYPD.

The suspect is described as between 30 and 40 years old, standing 6-foot-3 and weighing 275 pounds. He was wearing a black T-shirt, black pants, black sneakers and a black backpack, police said.

Anyone with information 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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