Suffolk County Police today arrested a man who committed lewd acts in public and touched a woman inappropriately since May. Fourth Precinct Patrol officers responded to Veterans Memorial Highway in Hauppauge following a report of a man masturbating in a black 2003 Honda CR-V while attempting to talk to 39-year-old woman walking in a parking lot at approximately 3 p.m. The suspect then fled the scene. Following an investigation by Fourth Squad detectives, Franklin Portillo-Hernandez was arrested by Sixth Precinct Investigative Unit officers at his home. Detectives have determined Portillo-Hernandez committed two previous crimes: • He inappropriately touched a woman at 1850 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, reported on May 12 at 8:15 p.m. • He masturbated in a car

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