“Dear PoPville,
Unclear if this is related to the flasher that has been reported in the Lincoln Park/Capitol Hill area. This morning around 6AM, I was walking on the Met Branch Trail near NoMa to get to the Metro station. As I went down the stairs from the trail to the Second Avenue entrance,
there was a man at the top of the stairs who was sitting in the elevator alcove smoking and pleasuring himself. I called Transit PD and also called the DC Community Response Team (202-673-6485). Not sure if they were able to make contact with the person. Folks in the NoMa/Eckington/Capitol Hill area should be on the lookout.”
Update from another reaeder:
“I might’ve encountered the same flasher on Kentucky Ave. SE just north of the Safeway on the way to Lincoln Park the other day. He was sitting on someone’s stairs, and, as I usually do, I said hello, but then noticed what he was doing, which was apparently masturbating. And then I continued on my way but warned some oncoming pedestrians with children to take another route. I probably should’ve reported it but I was stunned a bit. It was a shocking encounter but not as dramatic as he didn’t engage with me thankfully. I guess it’s just a warning that he’s still out there in the neighborhoods around Lincoln Park.”