It was reported to police that on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at around 10 a.m., inside Woodlawn subway station on the number 4 subway line, a 58-year-old man was riding the southbound number 4 subway when an unknown male assailant attempted to snatch the victim’s phone from his hands as the doors opened, causing the victim to fall to the ground.

 

The suspect was unable to remove the phone from the victim and subsequently fled the scene on foot, exiting the station to parts unknown. No property was stolen as a result of the incident, but the victim suffered pain and bruising from the fall. EMS responded and transported the victim to Montefiore hospital in stable condition.

 

The individual being sought is described as a male, 20 to 30 years in age. Surveillance video and photos of the individual were taken from the vicinity of the incident location, after the incident occurred.

 

Anyone with information in regard to 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @ NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.