BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A brazen thief was caught on a security camera robbing a sleeping passenger on a New York City subway train early Sunday morning, according to news reports.
The robber cut a hole in the 28-year-old man's pants on a northbound L train and took his phone and credit cards, WABC-TV reported.
Watch: Robber cuts hole in sleeping man's pants on L train in Brooklyn https://t.co/xBF2iHirhH pic.twitter.com/43qBfkYf1Q
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) June 18, 2019
He later used the cards on $68 worth of purchases.
Police are searching for the thief and are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect.
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