Crime & Safety
Bully Threatens Kid With Gun For Headphones In BK Subway: Cops
The man snuck up behind his victim and ripped of his Beats headphones in the Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway, said police.
BOERUM HILL, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for the Brooklyn subway bully who threatened a kid with a gun and stole his headphones.
The suspect snuck up behind his 14-year-old victim on a Hoyt-Schermerhorn station platform as the teen tried to transfer from an A to a G train on Thursday, Nov. 29, at about 10:40 a.m., police said.
The man said he had a gun then ripped the headphones off the kid's head and ran out of the station, police said.
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The boy was not injured, according to police.
Police released photos of the suspect — whom they describe as a 6-foot, 3-inch tall man weighing about 230 pounds and sporting a gray hoodie — Thursday afternoon.
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Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police.
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