Chinatown Subway Thief Steals Phone Out Of Woman's Hand Tuesday: NYPD

CHINATOWN, NY — Police are searching for a man who stole a woman's cellphone right out of her hand on the northbound 5 train approaching the Brooklyn Bridge subway station Tuesday.

At about 7:30 p.m., the man approached the woman on the train and forcibly removed her cell phone from her hand, police said. The woman tried to chase the man down after they got off the train, but she fell on the staircase, police told Patch.

The man then fled out of the subway station towards Duane Street and Centre Street, police said.

The woman cut her right knee when she fell and was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital in stable condition.

Police describe the suspect as a black male who's approximately 18 to 2o years old. He stands at 6-feet and weighs about 150 to 175 pounds. The man has an afro and was last seen wearing a green sweater and light blue jeans.

Recognize him? Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. All tips are confidential.

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