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# Red Sneakered Man Wanted For Snatching Cellphones On Coney Island Boardwalk [Video]
- URL: https://bklyner.com/red-sneakered-man-wanted-snatching-cellphones-coney-island-boardwalk-bensonhurst/
- Published: 2016-07-25T13:55:53.000Z
- Updated: 2016-07-25T13:57:16.000Z
- Author: Rachel Silberstein
- Tags: Bensonhurst, Police & Fire, Western Brooklyn, 60th Precinct, cell phone thief, Crime Stoppers, nypd, police, riegelmann boardwalk, robbery, #wp

https://youtu.be/5h47wZw7MpE

Cops are searching for a man wearing bright red sneakers, who they say is wanted for several cellphone robberies that occurred on Coney Island’s Riegelmann Boardwalk recently.

In the first incident, the suspect punched a 25-year-old male victim in the face on the boardwalk and West 19th Street, and made off with his cell phone and headphones on Wednesday July 6, at 2:25am, said police.

On Monday July 18, at around 2:45pm, near West 25th Street, the suspect pushed a 53-year-old woman to the ground and took her cell phone before he fleeing, according to the NYPD

The suspect is described as a black man, 18 to 20 years old, 5 feet 7 inches, with a slim build. He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, dark colored jeans, and those stop-sign red sneakers. Surveillance footage and photos of the suspect were provided by the NYPD.

![Photo by NYPD](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/suspect-robbery.jpg)

Photo by NYPD

*Anyone with information in regards 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 [Crime Stoppers website](http://www.nypdcrimestoppers.com/?ref=bklyner.com) at or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577\. All calls are strictly confidential.*