NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – Police on Thursday released surveillance footage of a suspect wanted for snatching a subway rider's phone at a Manhattan subway station then attempting to use bank cards.
It happened at approximately 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, officials said.
According to police, a 31-year-old man was on a southbound E train at the Chambers Street-World Trade Center subway station when the suspect took his cellphone case which held his iPhone and credit cards, from his pocket.
A short time later, police said the suspect made several unauthorized transactions using the victim's credit cards.
The suspect was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, black sneakers, a black beanie hat, and carrying a white bag.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).