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Bike Riding Thief Swipes Woman's iPhone in Financial District, Police Say

September 9, 2016 4:53pm | Updated September 12, 2016 8:39am
A man on a bike stole a woman's iPhone, NYPD said.
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FINANCIAL DISTRICT —  A woman walking along South Street had her iPhone snatched from her hands by a man on a bike, police said.

The 47-year-old Lower Manhattan woman was crossing South Street, at Pine Street, on Sept. 3 at about 8;15 p.m., when a man on bike rode up along side her and grabbed the phone.

With the stolen phone in hand, he biked off, police said.

Police were still investigating the incident.

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