Man Tries Using Woman's Credit Card After Her Wallet Disappears in Midtown: Police

MIDTOWN, NY — A woman who was at the West 42nd St. and 8th Ave. subway station on Halloween day noticed that her wallet disappeared — and it had nothing to do with innocent Halloween tricks.

The woman was unable to immediately track down her wallet, but the story continued to unfold as the day went on. A man unsuccessfully attempted to use one of the debit or credit cards in the Bronx later that day, according to the New York City Police Department (NYPD).

The cards were in the victim's wallet at the time it went missing, police said. A police spokesperson told Patch that the card was declined when the suspect tried to purchase shoes at a store located at 2034 Jerome Ave. in the Bronx.

The suspect is approximately 50 years old, black, and stands approximately six feet tall, according to police. He is said to have brown eyes.

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.