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Man's Hat Snatched From His Head While Walking in Battery Park City: NYPD

 A thief grabbed a man's $80 hat from his head, and ran off, police said.
A thief grabbed a man's $80 hat from his head, and ran off, police said.
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DNAinfo/Julie Shapiro

BATTERY PARK CITY — A man had a hat stolen right off his head while strolling in Battery Park City, police said.

The 44-year-old was walking across the corner of Warren Street and River Terrace on Dec. 27 at about 8 p.m., when a 16-year-old boy approached him, grabbed the $80 hat from his head, and ran off, police said.

Police were still investigating the theft.