Surveillance footage of the subway armed robbery suspect (credit: CBS 2)
Reporting Juliet Papa
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The NYPD is trying to stop an armed man who they say is targeting teenage subway riders throughout the city.
Investigators said the man was responsible for at least seven robberies in upper and lower Manhattan since February.
1010 WINS’ Juliet Papa with the details
According to detectives, he follows his victims from the train onto the platform or street and then strikes up conversation before displaying a gun or a knife.
The suspect then steals their iPods and cell phones before fleeing.
The latest incident happened around 2:30 p.m. last Wednesday at Broadway and East Houston Streets. Police said the suspect showed the 16-year-old victim a gun handle and then ran off with the teen’s cell phone.
None of the victims, who range in age from 15 to 18, were hurt.
The suspect is believed to be in his late teens or early twenties. He is about 5’5″ tall and weighs between 130 and 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, red hooded sweatshirt, and blue jeans.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Tips can also be submitted to the Crime stoppers website or by texting 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All calls are strictly confidential.
Is there enough of a police presence by subways? Leave a comment below…
28 Comments
It’s incredible the level of racism and ignorance that exhibited on this post. And we wonder why this country is in the situation it’s in.
April 7, 2011 at 4:32 pm
OK, Afro-American
If this can jump and play basketball
He would not be jacking – younglings for
Ipods and Cell phones…
April 7, 2011 at 10:39 am
Isn’t that the point gaurd from VCU?
April 6, 2011 at 6:30 pm
These creeps usually attack women, chilldren and students because they are easy targets and cannot defend themselves. Let’s catch this creep and lock him up, should be easy given the clear photos. I do agree that the police presence in the subway is at an all time low unless El Presidente is in town.
April 6, 2011 at 6:24 pm
i dont care what people say…i still think he needs a good a$$ beat down, and then let him go because i’ll be darn if my tax doillars are paying for his good night sleep at the bookings…..or the precint.
April 6, 2011 at 4:59 pm
your mother is the real ape.
April 6, 2011 at 3:53 pm
I thought your mother was the dumb ape.
April 6, 2011 at 3:34 pm
No way! This is such a surprise, he’s black?! I can’t believe a black guy would ever do something like this.
I wish we had corporal punishment here in the U.S. just like in Singapore, I can guarantee you crime would drop.
April 6, 2011 at 3:32 pm
OMG! HE IS BLACK!
April 6, 2011 at 2:36 pm
We learn from the best
April 6, 2011 at 3:10 pm
OMG! You are too!
April 6, 2011 at 3:36 pm
I think with all the electronics he has stolen he should be electrocuted while he listens to his stolen IPOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 6, 2011 at 2:26 pm
Take that kid to Coeur D Alene Idaho, I know some people who will make him understand how it is,,, and best of all with no taxpayers money.
April 6, 2011 at 2:16 pm
from article: “and then strikes up conversation before displaying a gun or a knife.”
Once again, the general public is defenseless, while the criminals have the firearms. Nice work liberals. Your good intentions will possibly get ppl killed. Thanks.
April 6, 2011 at 2:05 pm
No, there’s no police presence on the subways.
And those blue emergency buttons they just installed in 2 stations, how ridiculous is that. Putting 1 every 150 ft! One or possibly 2 is all they need. Put the others in other stations.
But it doesn’t really matter the MTA is not responsible for the safety of their passengers.
April 6, 2011 at 1:57 pm
Why is targeting bicycle riders in Central Park and giving them speeding tickets, more important then having cops in the subway trains and platforms? It shouldn’t be, but it is.
April 6, 2011 at 1:47 pm
The city makes money giving out tickets, but loses money when they catches some one and actually having to put them behind bars (feeding and watching them).
April 6, 2011 at 3:11 pm
Things like this are bad enough, what’s going to start happening when the idiots that run the city, start cutting cops to save money. You’d think that when they were growing up, somebody would have taught them the right way to manage a checking account.
April 6, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Where’s his New York Yankees cap ? Must have fallen off. All of these criminals are always wearing a New York Yankees hat !
April 6, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Let’s be realistic, we would all rather have police force on the trains , Rather thatn have a stupid countdown clock or those black train alert sign s that Never work, and cost us millions of dollars.We can afford police, and we DONT need stupid countdown clocks and we can afford to lose the dollar bills and get used to carrying more coins and saving us billions of dollars. its that simple Mayor Bloomburg and MTA bosses, Stop trying to be COOL,and protect OUR city.
April 6, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Most criminals that we’re exposed to via the news are black, and hispanic.However, dont assume cause it wasn’t reported that it didn’t happen.
April 6, 2011 at 1:13 pm
He looks like he should have his behind in school. I feel sorry for his parents that have to deal with his b.s. He needs to be taught a lesson.
April 6, 2011 at 1:10 pm
Then its your mother
April 6, 2011 at 1:02 pm
he needs a good beat down before/after they take his a$$ to the precint..
April 6, 2011 at 12:49 pm
I also never see a cop on the train or subway anymore. In the 70′s cops were visible, especially on the subway.. and they were cops.. tall in presence.. not like these half pints that are on the force now. I agree with Cos… Criminals are in all color, shapes and sizes… You wanna find a cop, check Duncan Dumbnuts..
April 6, 2011 at 12:44 pm
I have no idea where you live, or what times you ride the subway, I see them a lot more then I used to.
April 6, 2011 at 1:51 pm
There should be more police in the subways. I almost never see any cops on the subway.There was a time, it seems that there was . Must be cutacks !
April 6, 2011 at 12:15 pm
Oh, and ‘non-chimps’ don’t steal your money in broad daylight also…? I beg to differ… Criminals are criminals – no matter what analogy you care to use.
April 6, 2011 at 10:43 am