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‘Bagman’ Steals Cell Phone



By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

December 7, 2022 


BRONX - Cops are searching for a ‘bagman’ who swiped a straphanger’s cell phone off of him on the subway. 


The NYPD released surveillance video of a man dressed in baggy clothes holding a bag, who is wanted in connection to a subway cell phone robbery during rush hour. 



At around 5:20 pm on November 10, a 48-year-old man was riding a northbound Number 6 train. As the train approached the 149th Street station, the man in the baggy clothes snatched his cell phone out of his hands.  




The suspect then casually walked off the train and out of the station. 


The victim did not sustain any injuries. 




Anyone with information in regard to this incident 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 https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential. 

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