Crime & Safety
Teens Take Selfies on Phone They Found on Brooklyn Subway Tracks: NYPD
A woman dropped her phone onto the southbound 2 Train tracks at Atlantic Ave — but when she returned, it was gone, cops say.

PROSPECT HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Detectives are searching for two Brooklyn teens who they say snapped selfies on a phone they found on the 2 Train subway tracks.
Around 3:30 p.m. Jan. 8, a 33-year-old woman accidentally dropped her phone onto the tracks of a southbound 2 Train at the Atlantic Avenue subway station near Barclays Center, according to the NYPD.
She reported the incident to police and returned to the spot where she’d dropped her phone, police said — but by that time, it had gone missing.
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Lucky for detectives, though, the suspected perps allegedly used the phone to take selfies that they later posted to Facebook. Police said they were able to link the photos to the phone.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the NYPD at 1-800-577-8477. Tips can also be submitted online or by texting 274637, then entering TIP577.
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