Police issue robbery warning to subway snoozers

The NYPD is urging subway riders to stay awake while they travel to avoid falling victim to thievery. Police say subway thefts have risen 40 percent since last year and that a full third of the victims

News 12 Staff

Mar 27, 2012, 11:17 PM

Updated 4,587 days ago

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The NYPD is urging subway riders to stay awake while they travel to avoid falling victim to thievery.
Police say subway thefts have risen 40 percent since last year and that a full third of the victims were sleeping at the time of the theft.
The NYPD says they have added more transit cops to try and combat subway theft.