Police Looking For Subway Smart Phone Thief

The police are looking for a suspect wanted for swiping an iPhone on the subway early last week.

The incident took place on a southbound 2 train stopped at the Flatbush Avenue-Brooklyn College station on Sunday December 27 around 5:45pm. The man grabbed an iPhone 6S out of the female victim’s hand and ran off, according to the police.

Police say the suspect was wearing jeans and a gray hooded “Old Navy” sweatshirt.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then entering TIP577.