MIDTOWN, Manhattan — A man is wanted for two burglary incidents inside the 42nd Street subway station, police said.
The first incident took place at around 3 a.m. on April 4 on the northbound R train platform. An unidentified man entered a newsstand and took an unknown quantity of cold medicine, beverages and headphones before fleeing in an unknown direction.
The second incident took place sometime between 1 p.m. this past Tuesday and 6 a.m. Wednesday on the 7 train island platform. The same man entered a closed MTA worker’s booth and took a vest, hat and keys. He again fled in an unknown direction.
Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this individual 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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
