Man Snatched A Necklace Off A Woman In Crown Heights Subway: NYPD

BROOKLYN, NY — Police are looking for a man who they say removed a chain necklace from a 43-year-old woman's neck last Saturday in Crown Heights.

The incident happened on Sept. 7 around 7:30 p.m. inside the Franklin Avenue and Eastern Parkway 2, 3, 4, 5 train station on the southbound platform, New York City Police Department officials said.

The perpetrator removed the woman's necklace and fled the scene in an unknown direction. The woman did not have any injuries, according to the NYPD.

Police described the perpetrator as a man with a medium complexion, a medium build, around 6 feet 2 inches tall and approximately 240 pounds. He was last seen wearing a white shirt, gray sweatpants and black sneakers.

Police ask anyone with information to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).