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Citi Bike Rider Snatches Woman's Phone in Drive-By Mugging, Police Say

 The cycling thief stole a woman's iPhone near 48th Avenue and 5th Street Sunday afternoon.
The cycling thief stole a woman's iPhone near 48th Avenue and 5th Street Sunday afternoon.
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QUEENS — A young-looking thief snatched a woman's cellphone while riding a Citi Bike in Long Island City, according to the NYPD.

The suspect cycled up to the 25-year-old victim near 48th Avenue and Fifth Street around 3:40 p.m. on Sunday and snatched her iPhone, police said.

Surveillance images show him riding a blue Citi Bike clad in a bright yellow T-shirt, shorts and red socks.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).