Crime & Safety
Teen Suspected Of At Least 8 Subway Break-Ins, Found With MTA Gear
The teen was charged with trespassing in six different incidents on Thursday.
NEW YORK CITY — A 15-year-old boy is suspected of at least eight subway break-ins after he was caught with MTA gear as he entered his high school, according to reports.
The teen was charged with trespassing in six different incidents on Thursday. The 15-year-old has already been charged in connection to taking an R train for a joyride last month and attempting to break into a No. 2 train in the Bronx.
The New York Daily News and ABC7 New York first reported the news.
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School safety agents at Alfred E. Smith Technical High School in the Bronx found an orange MTA vest, an MTA ID card, multiple transit walkie-talkies, train keys and other tools after searching the teen's bag.
The 15-year-old managed to flee the school, but police arrested at his home later in the day.
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Three teens, including the 15-year-old picked, were arrested in the R train incident.
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