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Man Flashed and Masturbated at Woman Inside Williamsburg Elevator: NYPD

By Gwynne Hogan | October 25, 2016 5:21pm
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WILLIAMSBURG — A man wearing a hard hat and reflective yellow vest followed a woman into an apartment building elevator where he dropped his pants and masturbated, according to police.

The 24-year-old woman was entering an apartment building near the intersection of Humboldt and Seigel streets at around 10:30 a.m. Monday, when she was followed inside by the flasher, police said.

The man, who was captured in security camera footage and was last seen wearing a hard hat and a gray sweatshirt and sweatpants under a reflective vest, fled the elevator once the door's opened, police said. 

There woman did not report any injuries, police said.

Anyone with information can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline.