Man Drops iPhone Onto Subway Tracks, Thieves Quickly Grab It & Assault Him

Jen Chung

Published Jun 25, 2015

Modified Jun 25, 2015

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The police are looking for two suspects wanted for robbing a subway commuter in Manhattan after he dropped his phone into the trackbed.

According to the NYPD, the incident occurred on April 29th, at 3:25 p.m.: A 20-year-old man, on the platform at the Bowling Green station, "dropped his iPhone on the tracks. When the victim went to the booth to report the dropped phone, Suspect #1 jumped on the tracks and retrieved it. Seeing this, the victim asked suspects #1 for his phone back, at which point Suspect #2 punched the victim in the chest."

Both suspects fled. Police released this video:

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.