Serial Necklace Snatcher Has Struck 6 Times on Manhattan Subways: Police

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — There's a man snatching necklaces right off the necks of women on subway trains in Manhattan, police say.

According to police, a man has stolen the necklaces of six women in separate incidents while riding on the subway. Most of the incidents have happened in Midtown, though one took place on the Lower East Side. The thefts have occurred on four different train lines, police said.

All six incidents follow the same pattern, according to police. The suspect, described in his 30s, approaches a woman on the train, nabs the necklace and runs off.

The first incident took place on Aug. 22 at 2:50 p.m. on a northbound N train at Times Square. The second incident happened on Sept. 7 at 1:30 p.m. on a southbound Q train at Herald Square. The third incident happened Sept. 16 at 8:15 a.m. on a northbound F train at the Broadway-Lafayette station. The fourth incident took place on Sept. 23 at 6:29 p.m. on a southbound Q train at 59th Street. The fifth incident happened on Sept. 29 at 8:50 a.m. on a northbound 6 train at Lexington Avenue. And the most recent incident took place on Oct. 8 on-board a southbound F train at Rockefeller Center.

The women range in age from 25 to 64, police said.

The suspect is described by police as black, 30 to 35 years old, about 6-foot-2 and 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt and blue jeans.

Anyone with information in regards to these incidents is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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