Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for a young man who robbed a woman at the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station near Queens Center Mall on the night of Friday, Jan. 5.
The 48-year-old victim was standing on the Manhattan-bound R train platform at 8 p.m. when a stranger approached and snatched her iPhone 16, which is valued at between $800 to $1,300. The victim had her Bank of America debit card and New York State identification tucked inside her cell phone. The perpetrator fled the station onto Queens Boulevard. The woman was not injured during the encounter.
The NYPD released surveillance images of the suspect Tuesday and described him as having a medium complexion and dark hair in locs. He wore a dark North Face winter jacket, blue pants, and a backpack.
Anyone with information regarding this grand larceny investigation 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 Crime Stoppers website at crcrimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are confidential.
According to the most recent CompStat report, through Jan. 5, the 110th Precinct has reported 15 grand larcenies this year, six more than the nine reported at the same point in 2024, an increase of 150%. The precinct reported one transit crime so far in 2025 after none were reported at the same point in 2024.
