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Police: Man Steals Sneaker Off Woman's Foot At Brooklyn Subway Station

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are trying to identify a man accused of stealing a woman's shoe at a Brooklyn subway station.

It happened just after 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Grand Army Plaza 2/3 subway station.

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Police are trying to identify a man accused of stealing a woman's shoe at a Brooklyn subway station on Feb. 9, 2022. (Credit: NYPD Crime Stoppers)

According to police, a man took a 47-year-old woman's sneaker off her left foot as she was walking up the staircase to the street.

The man then ran back into the station, jumped the turnstile and got onto a train.

The victim was not injured.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted through the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org.

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