Man Suspected of Three Subway Robbery Attacks

2007_09_subattack.jpgThe police are looking for a man they believe robbed three women in Manhattan subway stations. The attacks have taken place in the past week and a half during afternoon hours.

  • September 5, 4:30PM, at the 23rd Street and 6th Avenue F station: A man pushed a 35-year-old woman down the stairs.
  • September 8, 1:30PM, at the 8th Avenue and 34th Street A/C/E station: He pushed a 50-year-old woman "to the ground and took her purse" (WNBC)
  • September 10, 3PM, at Broadway and 40th Street entrance of the Times Square station: The man grabbed a 37-year-old woman on the stairs, pushed her to the ground and took her purse. The victim needed stitches.
The suspect is described as a black man between 30-40 years old and around 6'3". If anyone has information, call Crimestoppers at 800-577-TIPS.

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These individuals have the natural advantage of camouflage...

I assure you that he plans to repent.

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now if they'd only finished the job with the central park jogger.

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Yes, these people are natural nocturnal interlopers - that's why they have big shiny white teeth, otherwise, they can't see each other LOL

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whah whah bah bah bah duh duh duh duh
sorry, I can't understand a thing you just said central park jogger. you be careful walking now, we don't want you to lose your balance and trip.

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Yes, that is indeed a BLACK man!

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People are so quick to judgment. Maybe Robbin' Hood here needed the money to buy diabetic supplies for his ailing grandmother - they're quite expensive now, you know!

I think theres a single racist lurker writing ALL the racist crap on this and all the comments on other posts. Sad. Poor guy. Must be awful to carry that shit around all the time. Racism appears as simply ignorant but also shows a lack of analytical thinking, not to mention deep seated self hatred.

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Dispatch forensics to lift finger prints precisely where photo #3 directs, Barney.

Man, what a friggin wuss! 6'3" and all he can do is attack women. Pick on somebody your own size! Pushing women down stairs and a 50-year old to the ground? Better not let me catch him first. He'd get a taste of his own medicine, preferably right onto the subway tracks.

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I think slappy is the racist writer. He writes anonymously then goes back to his own screen name and self righteously lambastes his anonymous racist self. what a douche.

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you caught me. I'm like the immature guy who chats on the net as a girl to then ridicule the guy saying he was talking sex stuff to a dude.
why do white boys do crazy homo stuff like that?

See what I mean about this guy? And, of course I didn't write the last 2 posts. Duh.

I think I saw this guy back in August, he got on my subway stop on west 231 street in the bronx (1 and 9) train, I didn't notice him until I got of the train, he followed me up the escalators at 59th street columbus circle and harrassed me a bit. I was very nice, but a little frightened. And then he wouldn't leave me alone and kept asking me for my name and my number... to the point where the guy who was walking with me noticed him and slowed down. I ran into the starbucks across the street... I was a little shaken. He was very tall and very slender, wore a hat, blue jeans and a polo shirt. I called crime stoppers and gave them the info I had but she didn't seem too interested and she didn't want to take my contact info. Oh Well, hopefully they find this guy.

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I think I saw this guy too, he installed my cable.

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wow, this guy has a lot of guts for thieving in the light of day!

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The racist remarks on this board are simply disheartening.

I do hope they find this guy.

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What do black guys do all day?

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I'm shocked the MTA has such good cameras. those are pretty clear captures.
I wonder why he didn't use the hand rails? now he's gonna get caught because of that.
another, when keeping it real goes wrong moment.

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racist guys liike slappy make me sick

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#19 Think about sex, drugs, sex , sex and who to hustle for the next month's rent...

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I really don't recall the last time I've read about a WHITE or Asian dude robbing women...sorry my "African brothers!"

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guess you've forgotten about the 2 convicts who murdered a family in CT. I've haven't.
they raped the mother and young daughter and gave it to them in the poop chute.

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Dispatch forensics to lift finger prints precisely where photo #3 directs, Barney.
I'm no expert, but I have to guess that the subway walls are too dirty and there's WAY too many other fingerprints and grease and whatever for them to get anything useful off of them.

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