NEW YORK, NY – A 46-year-old man was placed in a headlock by an unidentified suspect while his accomplice robbed him on Saturday.
NYPD reported the incident inside the 82nd Street subway station at around 2:30 am while the man was waiting on the northbound 7 train platform.
Police said the man was robbed of his iPhone and wallet while the attacker subdued him in the headlock. The other suspect went through the man’s pockets to steal what he had in them.
The suspects fled, but not before being captured on a nearby surveillance video camera.
Anyone with information in regard to these incidents is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.