Woman Punched, Robbed In Carroll St. Subway Station

CARROLL GARDENS, BROOKLYN — A woman was punched repeatedly and robbed in the Carroll Street subway station this week, and police are looking for the man behind the attack, the NYPD said.

The 38-year-old woman walked into the station on Monday, Oct. 9 around 10:45 a.m., police said. She was followed by her attacker, a 16- to 20-year-old man wearing glasses, according to police.

The man punched her repeatedly in the face, stole her purse and then shoved her down a flight of stairs, police said.

He fled southbound on Second Street, police said. Her purse contained credit cards, a phone and $150 in cash, according to police.

The suspect is pictured above.

Here's how anyone with information can report it to police:

Anyone with information in regards 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 Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

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