NEW YORK, NY – It started with a man asking a female MTA worker for a face mask but ended with the man performing a lewd act in front of her booth.
According to detectives with the 66th Precinct in Brooklyn, on Monday, an unidentified black male entered the station and approached the female MTA worker who was inside her booth at the 55th Street subway station.
“The unknown male individual approached and asked for a face mask,” the NYPD said. “The individual then exposed his genitals and performed a lewd act in front of the booth.”
When he was done, the employee said the man fled the station.
No arrests have been made.
Police described the suspect as a male, 5’ 7” in height, approximately 180 lbs., and believed to be in his 30’s. He was last seen wearing a blue hoodie with the letters Champion on the front and multicolored sneakers.
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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.