Sneaker Thief Steals Single Shoe In Subway Snatch-And-Grab: NYPD

Park Slope NY

11 February, 2022

4:12 PM

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PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — A woman entered the subway with two shoes and left with one, after a man stole a sneaker off of her foot, police said. The woman, 47, was walking up the staircase of the Grand Army Plaza subway station at about 11:05 a.m. on Wednesday when a man snuck up behind her and grabbed a sneaker off of her left foot, according to the NYPD. Sneaker in hand, the man ran back down into the train station, jumped over a turnstile, and sped away on a train, police said. The woman was not hurt during this theft; just down one sneaker, according to NYPD records. Police described the sneaker thief as about 20-30 years old, 5-feet, 10-inches, and 220 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray hat and vest and blue sweater and jeans with white sneakers, records show. The NYPD released a photo of the man taken from the station — sneaker in hand — but as of Friday the sneaker thief remains on the loose, according to police. Photo Credit: NYPD Anyone with information about the theft is asked by police to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People can also submit tips online or on Twitter, @NYPDTips.