Crime & Safety
Man Exposes Himself To Child On UES Bus, Police Say
Police are searching for a suspect who performed a lewd act in front of a 12-year-old girl on the Upper East Side.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Police are searching Tuesday for a man who exposed himself to a 12-year-old girl and performed a lewd act aboard a bus on the Upper East Side, New York City Police Department officials said.
According to the NYPD, the child was aboard the bus at 8 a.m. on Oct. 7 when the man performed a lewd act before getting off the bus and running away at East 85th Street and First Avenue.
Police are investigating the incident, and no arrests have been made yet, officials said.
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Police are searching for the culprit and have released surveillance photos of the suspect.
Police said anyone with information regarding the incident can 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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The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips.
This is a developing story and may be updated. For questions, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.
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