Crime & Safety

Brooklyn Fan Fondles Himself On 6 Train, Cops Say

Man wanted for touching himself on the 6 train at the Brooklyn Bridge station, police said.

Man wanted for touching himself on the 6 train at the Brooklyn Bridge station, police said.
Man wanted for touching himself on the 6 train at the Brooklyn Bridge station, police said. (NYPD)

FINANCIAL DISTRICT, NY — Police are searching for a man wearing a jacket with "BROOKLYN" on the back who touched himself on the 6 train, police said.

A 24-year-old woman was sitting on a northbound 6 train at the Brooklyn Bridge station when she saw a man touching his private area Sunday, March 24 at 4:30 p.m., police said.

The woman went to the next train car, and the man left the train, police said.

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The woman took a cellphone video of the man, where he is seen with a blue and red jacket with "BROOKLYN" on the back and a black hat.

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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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