NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- Police are searching for a serial thief who's been stealing phones right from the hands of women at busy Manhattan subway stations.
The crook has struck at least three times in less than a month, police said Friday as they released images of a suspect.
The most recent theft was at the Times Square–42nd Street station on Monday afternoon.
A 35-year-old woman was at the station around 3:30 p.m. when a male grabbed the phone from her hands and fled on foot.
He also struck a week before that on June 26, when a 25-year-old woman had her phone snatched at the 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center station.
The victim was inside the station at 12:30 p.m. when a male stole a phone from her hands and took off with it.
The first reported theft in the spree was around 1 p.m. on June 12, when a 34-year-old woman had her phone stolen from her hands at the 14th Street–Union Square station.
None of the victims were injured in the brazen thefts, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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