Man steals woman's headphones in violent subway robbery

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A man stole a woman’s headphones in a violent robbery aboard a subway train in the Bronx this week, police said.

The 31-year-old woman was sitting aboard a southbound 2-line train in the Wakefield section at 11:15 a.m. on Monday when the man attacked her, according to police.

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The man pushed the victim’s head against a subway pole and then snatched her headphones from her head before fleeing at the E. 225th Street station, police said.

The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect on Wednesday.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

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