Police Seek Suspects In F Train Cell Phone Snatching

The NYPD is after two women they say grabbed a cell phone out of a commuter’s hands on an F train and then took off from a local subway station.

Police say that on Tuesday, November 11 at about 7:15pm, a woman yanked a phone from the hands of a 46-year-old woman who was sitting on a southbound F train at the 4th Ave-9th St station. The suspect fled and allegedly passed the phone to another woman.

Cops describe the suspects as: a black woman between the ages of 16-19 with long braids, and a heavy-set white woman with blond and red hair.

Anyone with information in regards to this grand larceny is asked to call the NYPD’s crime stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). You can also submit tips by logging onto the crime stoppers website or by texting tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.

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