Cops are looking for a man who stole a woman's cell phone at the Franklin Avenue subway station.
The 36-year-old victim was playing video games on the phone at about as she waited for a Brooklyn-bound 2 train when a man grabbed it and ran out of the station. The phone snatch took place on June 11 at 2:10 a.m., police said.
The witness described the suspect as an 18-20 year-old man who is black, standing 6-feet tall and weighing approximately 160 pounds. At the time he was wearing a black and neon-green Nike sweatshirt and blue jeans.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
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