Man Places Woman In Headlock, Robs Cell Phone, In Elmhurst: NYPD

QUEENS — A 24-year-old woman was placed in a headlock by a man who then robbed her cell phone in a subway station in Elmhurst on Monday, police said.

The woman was standing on the platform at the Elmhurst Avenue subway station, near Broadway, when a man placed her in a headlock and took her phone before fleeing, the NYPD said.

Authorities released images of the man, who is about 25 to 30 years old and 5 foot, 11 inches, tall. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and light-colored jeans, according to police.

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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.