“I called 911 but they took 10 minutes- I believe he was long gone by the time they arrived”

“Dear PoPville,

This morning at 7am I walking to the gym when I realized a man, standing in the doorway of an apartment building on 17th & S Streets NW (across from the S Street dog park) was holding the door open with one arm, and masturbating/aggressively waving his genitalia at me with the other.

I quickly fled but there are many, many solo runners at that hour and many families with children.

I plan to speak to building management but be weary of this area, especially in early morning hours. I called 911 but they took 10 minutes- I believe he was long gone by the time they arrived. Unclear if he lives in the building but he was partially inside, holding the door open when I saw him.”

Ed. Note: Yesterday a reader warned of a “Flasher near Lincoln Park SE”. Subsequently many other reader contacted me saying they experienced the same nearby in the previous weeks/months.