16-Year-Old Robbed At Knifepoint In 25th Street Station, Cops Say

GREENWOOD HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for a teenager who robbed another teen at knifepoint inside the 25th Street subway station.

The 16-year-old girl was waiting for a northbound R train around noon on Sunday when the teenage boy approached her with a knife and demanded she hand over her property, police said. The girl gave the attacker her wallet and he fled from the station.

The teenager used the 16-year-old's credit card to make $90 worth of transactions, police said.

He is described as being 16 to 18 years old, last seen wearing a black and yellow track suit, white sneakers and black backpack.

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Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this male 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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.