A Train Phone Thief Targets 56-Year-Old Woman: NYPD

EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — A 56-year-old woman was robbed of her cellphone by an unidentified male suspect (pictured above) while riding the A Train in Brooklyn, according to the New York City Police Department (NYPD).

The victim was aboard a northbound A Train when the suspect approached her and removed her cellphone from her pocketbook on Sept. 7 at 12:15 p.m., police said.

The suspect fled the train at the Euclid Avenue subway station, NYPD said.

This robbery took place in the NYPD's 75th Precinct, which covers East New York. According to official police statistics, through Sept. 11, grand larceny in the 75th is down 23 percent compared to the same period last year.

Anyone with information in regards 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 tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.

Lead image courtesy of NYPD