Crime & Safety

Update: Subway Flasher Arrested

Man exposed himself on No. 2 train on Wednesday.

Update, 11:01 a.m.: Police arrested Joseph Theodore, 52, of Crown Heights and charged him public lewdness.

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A man is wanted by the New York Police Department for public lewdness after an incident on a southbound No. 2 train at Atlantic Av.-Barclays Center station on Wednesday.

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According to police, the man exposed his private parts to a 28-year-old woman in a train car at 1:45 p.m. and then touched himself.

The woman took a cellphone photo of the man before exiting the train at the next stop.

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Police described the perp as a black male, 30 to 40 years old, bald, of medium build and wearing a black-and-white shirt.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477), by logging onto Crime Stoppers' website or by texting tips to CRIMES (274637) and then entering TIP577.


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