On the afternoon of Wednesday, July 30, a 22-year-old rider dropped his wallet while passing through the turnstiles at the Broadway/Northern Boulevard subway station just before 3 p.m. A much older stranger stooped down, grabbed the wallet and fled on foot in an unknown direction. The wallet held the victim's driver's license, several credit cards, and approximately $800 in cash. The NYPD released surveillance images and provided a physical description of the suspect, including clothing details. Tips can be submitted to the NYPD Crime Stoppers hotlines, website, or @NYPDTips; all calls and messages are confidential. CompStat data shows modest year-over-year increases in grand larcenies and transit crimes in the 108th Precinct through Aug. 17.
Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are looking for a suspect who allegedly stole a wallet from an R train rider in Woodside late last month. The incident occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 30, inside the Broadway/Northern Boulevard subway station just before 3 p.m., when the 22-year-old victim dropped his wallet while passing through the turnstiles. A much older stranger stooped down, grabbed the wallet and fled on foot in an unknown direction, police said.
The wallet contained his driver's license, several credit cards, and approximately $800 in cash. The NYPD released surveillance images of the suspect and described him as having a medium complexion, approximately 50 to 50 years of age with black hair. He was last seen wearing camouflage cargo pants, a green t-shirt, white sneakers and a black baseball cap. Anyone with information regarding this grand larceny investigation is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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