Gothamist: Subway Purse Snatcher Strikes Again

rodmur

Thu, 22 May 2008 23:42:56 -0500

I was in Greenpoint Station when the attack took place Monday. He probably ran right past me. I heard a woman screaming down on the platform. But I couldn't tell what was going on until they got up to the mezzanine and were screaming for police.

JacqueMehoff

Wed, 21 May 2008 23:31:35 -0500

local abc news interviewed a couple of women in the subways. interesting to say the least, like a slice of the internet in real life. One was sympathetic to the snatcher and another was glib and smug stating we all should watch out now that the economy is turning. Now he's not homeless and going to get 3 squares, sure he's gonna miss NYC in the summer but thems the breaks. thankfully Pb is still cheap in America.

Armchair_warrior

Wed, 21 May 2008 17:41:33 -0500

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6157150 yeah sob got caught. i was hopping he gets run over by the train.

Rocknrope

Wed, 21 May 2008 17:02:05 -0500

I never stand on the edge of the platform after that. What a pity.

just_saying

Wed, 21 May 2008 16:49:47 -0500

It was just reported that thief has been apprehended by the police. They picked him up from a homeless shelter.

jaja007

Wed, 21 May 2008 11:17:36 -0500

Why stop the train? If he runs in the tunnels, he's taking his chances. Let him get run over. I once saw a teenage girl fall in the tracks and get run over on a weekday morning. Pretty gory way to die. I never stand on the edge of the platform after that.

Tgirl

Wed, 21 May 2008 11:02:00 -0500

the deal is that one should not wait for a train at the end of the platform, near the tunnel. He is going to strike where he can make a quick escape, and he does not want to run the length of a platform to get to the tunnel.

Politburo

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:49:16 -0500

Didn't 20/20 or one of those other stupid shows do something like this recently? I only saw the commercial.. it was like people getting their shit stolen, or otherwise needing assistance (fake), and they had hidden cameras recording how no one did anything.

meL

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:38:52 -0500

Yeah but at 10AM... she'd have to be awake enough/get over the shock of being pursesnatched to stick her fingers in his eyes. See, this is why women shouldn't tote purses... it's like wearing a big sign "steal me, I've got everything I own inside!" around town.

mdowning

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:32:17 -0500

i hope the next woman he does that to remembers that fingers in the eyes are amazingly effective, even more so (and often easier) than the clichéd kick to the groin. i hope the guy ends up having to deal with a broad who knows her self-defense...it's pretty damn weak to target women.

meL

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:27:17 -0500

I can't believe that he's still around... you'd think that the hobos would've gotten to him in the tunnels. Seriously though, does no one ever come to any one's aid anymore? I remember hearing about the same thing happening at 74th Roosevelt a few months ago, and no one batted an eye... and you know how crowded Roosevelt Ave. can be. C'mon!

eyekantspel

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:14:34 -0500

lanciano, cheapskates like you are to blame. If women started carrying more cash, this guy wouldn't be forced to snatch purses so often.

Armchair_warrior

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:11:36 -0500

common lord darwin, we need you for this one!!!

lanciano

Wed, 21 May 2008 09:59:19 -0500

i can't beleive that on a crowded platform no bystanders has been able to tackle or trip this guy up? he's there long enough to empty the purse of cash. i guess no one has been adequately caffeinated at that hour. i wonder how much cash he collects from the average purse. he would be disappointed if he got hold of my purse since i never seem to have more than 10 bux on me.

bache77

Wed, 21 May 2008 09:49:43 -0500

Rector!? He nearly killed her!!! hardy haw haw.

Rocknrope

Wed, 21 May 2008 09:35:05 -0500

Where's Stallone in a dress when you need him?

Kojak

Wed, 21 May 2008 09:28:17 -0500

Must be a slow news week if we're focusing on petty purse snatching. New York IS getting safer.

palestine

Wed, 21 May 2008 09:22:31 -0500

This guy likes to steal on the edge, eh?