Crime & Safety

Lady Pickpockets Hit Atlantic Subway Station, Go On $1K Spree: NYPD

The women targeted an Atlantic Terminal straphanger then took her wallet to Target, police said.

Police say these two women are being sought in connection to pocketbook pickpocketing.
Police say these two women are being sought in connection to pocketbook pickpocketing. (NYPD)

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — These thieves were right on 'Target!'

Two lady pickpockets pilfered a wallet from a woman's pocketbook and treated themselves to a $1,000 shopping spree on their victim's dime, according to police.

The 38-year-old woman was robbed by the dynamic duo while waiting for a Q train at Atlantic Terminal on Nov. 16 just before 4:30 p.m., police said.

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The woman told the cops that as she stood on the platform, a woman began speaking to her in an unknown language while pointing at a cellphone.

While the international exchange was taking place, a second woman bumped into the woman, police said.

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It was only after boarding the Q train that the woman realized her wallet — worth about $130, including the cash stuffed inside it — was gone, authorities said Sunday.

But that was only the beginning.

The wallet-less commuter soon received credit card notifications of a subsequent shopping spree at the Target inside of Atlantic Terminal totaling $1,100, officials said.

Police have released photos and video of two women they are seeking in connection to the theft.

One of the women donned a camel-colored coat, a black shit, clue jeans and black sneakers.

The other wore a blue surgical mask, a black jacket, a tan shirt, black pants and black sneakers.

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).

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