NYPD
TIMES SQUARE — A thief snatched a woman’s wallet from her purse inside a Times Square subway station, police said.
The 42-year-old woman was inside the subway station at West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue around 5:55 p.m. on May 1 when a man bumped into her, took her wallet out of her purse and fled, the NYPD said.
The approximately 200-pound, 5-foot-9 pickpocket was wearing a black jacket and a gray jogging sweat suit when he was last seen, police said.
Anyone with information about the theft can call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or 1-88-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. Tips can also be submitted at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577.
