Crime & Safety

Man Has Wallet Snatched At Washington Heights MetroCard Machine: NYPD

A man had his wallet stolen Monday morning within the 155th Street C train station in Washington Heights, police said.

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — A man had his wallet snatched Monday morning at a Washington Heights train station, police said.

The 25-year-old man was standing around 7 a.m. at the MetroCard machine within the 155th C train station, when a man came up from behind him and grabbed his wallet, police said.

The thief then ran off, police said.

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There is no available description of the man.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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