Armed suspects sought in robbery aboard Manhattan A subway train

Subway armed suspects
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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The NYPD released images of two armed suspects sought in a robbery aboard a Manhattan subway train earlier this month, authorities said.

The incident happened at approximately 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday, February 1 on a northbound A train approaching the West 14th Street-8th Avenue subway station in the Meatpacking District, police said.

According to officials, two suspects approached a 32-year-old woman and simulated a firearm before stealing the victim’s purse and fleeing in an unknown direction.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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