Police: Woman snatches MetroCard, debit card from woman at Bed-Stuy subway station

A teen was robbed while she was trying to catch a train in Bed-Stuy last month.

News 12 Staff

Dec 4, 2019, 11:23 AM

Updated 1,844 days ago

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A teen was robbed while she was trying to catch a train in Bed-Stuy last month.
Police say it happened on Nov. 19 around 5 p.m. while the teen was swiping her MetroCard through the turnstile at the Franklin Avenue subway station.
The 18-year-old victim tells police as she was going through the turnstile a woman snatched her MetroCard and debit card and fled.
Police released video of the woman they are looking for in connection to the incident.
She is described as being 5 foot, around 120 pounds and was last seen wearing black jeans, black jacket, dark gray hooded sweatshirt, black boot and a black skullcap.
Anyone with information is asked to call police.