Crime & Safety
WATCH: Man Steals Cellphone Wallet From Victim's Pocket In Chinatown Subway
Police are looking for a man that snatched another man's phone cellphone wallet while they went through the turnstile, police told Patch.
CHINATOWN, NY — Police are searching for a man who snatched another man's cellphone wallet right out of his coat pocket at a Chinatown subway station turnstile.
On Jan. 19, a 59-year-old man and the suspect both went through the turnstile of the Canal Street and Broadway subway station at the same time, police said.
As they were walking through the turnstile, the suspect snatched the victim's cellphone wallet from his right coat pocket, police told Patch.
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The suspect then ran out of the subway station in an unknown direction.
Police describe the suspect as a Middle Easter man with a "light complexion." He's 20-30 years old, has a beard and was last seen wearing glasses, a black coat, red sweatshirt, dark colored pants and dark colored shoes, police said.
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Recognize him? Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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