Police Want Your Help Finding Serial Subway Phone Bandit
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The NYPD wants your help stopping a serial thief who snatches cell phones in the subway.
The suspect has struck four times since the end of May, police said.
Recognize this man? Cops say he's behind at least four cell phone robberies in the subway. They want your help catching him. More: http://cbsloc.al/28QCYp1
Posted by CBS New York on Thursday, June 23, 2016
In at least two of the incidents the suspect has snatched the victims' phones right out of their hands.
He's struck three times at the Hunts Point station and once at the Parkchester and East 177th Street Station. In that incident, the victim and suspect struggled over the phone. The incident started on the subway and spilled onto the platform, police said.
The suspect is described as being in his 20s, is about 5'7" and roughly 150 pounds.
Anyone with any information is asked to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-8477 (TIPS), or in Spanish at 1-888-577-4782. You can also submit a tip via the Crime Stoppers website or by texting a tip to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.
All calls are kept confidential.