MTA Employee's Gear Grabbed From Barclays Center Station

A quick-handed crook stole an MTA electrian’s bag from an unlocked room in the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center subway station and got away with 30 MTA transit keys, a cell phone and eye glasses on Sunday.

The 48-year-old victim, who is an MTA light maintainer, told police that he put his bag down inside the electrical distribution room in the lower mezzanine at the Atlantic Avenue subway station.

He then left the room for 30 minutes—leaving the door unlocked.

When he returned, the employee found that someone had snatched his bag, getting away with 30 MTA transit keys, his Samsung cell phone, tools, and eyeglasses.

There are no suspects at this time, police said.