Crime & Safety

Man Exposes Himself To Girl, 9, In Nassau: Police

The man, who drove a white van, is wanted for public lewdness, police say.

A man exposed himself to a teenage girl in East Meadow on Wednesday, Nassau police said.
A man exposed himself to a teenage girl in East Meadow on Wednesday, Nassau police said. (Shutterstock)

EAST MEADOW, NY — A man exposed himself to a girl in East Meadow on Wednesday night, Nassau police said.

A 9-year-old girl was in front of her Falcon Street home when a man in a white work van with an orange ladder on top parked across the street around 7:50 p.m., police said. The man motioned for the girl to come over to the van, police said. The girl approached, and the man exposed himself, police said. The girl ran back to her house and told her father what happened, police said.

The driver was described as a man with a medium complexion, short black hair and a thin mustache, police said. He was wearing an orange t-shirt, the department said. No further description was available at this time, police said. The investigation is ongoing.

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Detectives request anyone with information regarding the above incident to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.


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