Oct. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are looking for two suspects who snatched a wallet from a 7 train rider inside the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street station earlier this month.
The 33-year-old victim was walking through the transit hub at around 5 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, when he was approached by the two men who forcibly removed his wallet and fled the location on foot in an unknown direction, police said on Monday. The 7 train rider was not injured during the incident.
His stolen wallet contained a credit card, a debit card, state identification, an insurance card, a MetroCard, and $80 in cash, according to an NYPD spokeswoman. The suspects used the victim’s credit card to purchase multiple items at a nearby convenience store.