Police on Wednesday released video of an alleged thief stealing a cellphone from a woman inside the 61st Street subway station in Woodside earlier this month.
Aug. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan
Police on Wednesday released video of an alleged thief stealing a cellphone from a woman inside the 61st Street subway station in Woodside earlier this month.
The video shows the suspect standing on the Manhattan bound 7 train platform watching the victim as she sits on a bench while texting on her phone at around 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 14.
The suspect, a man, then approaches the straphanger from behind and grabs her phone. The woman tries to hold onto the device with both hands but the suspect yanks the phone away from her — pulling her across the bench, the video footage shows.
He then takes off down a set of stairs as the woman gives chase before fleeing the station.
Police say the assailant had followed the victim from a nearby store before carrying out the alleged theft. He is seen in the video wearing dark-colored pants and a dark t-shirt with the words “Blessed King” emblazoned in white across its front.
The cover of the phone contained a prepaid MetroCard and a debit card, police said.
The woman was not injured during the incident.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/
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He lives on 64th st
It does exist! The being of the end mayor even said so.
(read the end)
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-to-offer-mets-tickets-doughnut-gift-cards-to-get-freed-inmates-back-in-court-after-state-ends-cash-bail/
Wrong again. I know Trump said “if you repeat something enough, they will believe it”. Your article from 2019 mentions a “plan”, a plan that was never implemented. Nice try.
I can only hope the crimes that are committed are against people who wanted to keep this bail reform project going.
John – That’s what people say when automatics kill dozens in a single incident but it never works out that way .
67% of the voting population chose to elect Bozo for a second term. Statistically speaking, it’s very likely that they are being victimized. Zero sympathy and a bit of guilty pleasure in that.
And you know he also jumped the turnstile right before the “alleged” robbery.
i dont see a problem. this is normal. Julie Won says so.
kids looking at their phones, easy target for a bus migrant looking for some quick cash
Oh good, he’s not white. In that case, let’s make the narrative about race!
Oh golly a person of color committing a crime. Maybe racism caused him to do it. No, actually it’s cultural. Bad parenting.
Suspect looks latino.
Whenever European-Americans in this country have success the haters always make it about race to tear it down…that is how we roll now…this is what happens when people make fake cries about racism whenever they don’t get their way….
Doing it.
But if it looks like a duck…
“if it looks like a duck?” Maybe focus on the issues instead of identity politics.
Why do these people always have to cause trouble? Why do they emulate the racist stereotypes they say are offensive to them?
Wake up. They bring this crap on themselves!!!
Crime does not wait for sun to go down. 3:30pm early in afternoon What a sad & messed up world. BTW I never put credit card or money in my cell case for reason I can loose it or get stolen
I no longer use my phone on the subway but do take it out at least once a week to record a robbery in process.
No point in looking for him. Even if arrested, the punk will be released before you can say “free Mets tickets.”
Original! What’s next? “Build the wall?” ?
You support that nonsense. Now own it.
Nonsense? Like invisible gods, myths, fairytales and conspiracy theories?
Oh, so you admit you like criminals! Just as I thought!
It’d be more like free Yankees tix this season.
De Blasio proposed something once, that never happened. He’s also not mayor anymore!
Can you give a boring rant to copy/paste that’s updated please?