Police are searching for a man who has been snatching necklaces off of women's necks as they ride the subway or wait in subway stations.
The man has stolen at least three pieces of jewelry since mid July, according to police. All of the thefts have occurred in Brooklyn.
The first theft was on the platform of the Alabama Avenue station in East New York just after 8 a.m. The suspect sat next to a 26-year-old woman, snatched the chain from around her neck and ran from the station, police said.
The man struck again on July 26 around 9:30 a.m. at the Chauncey Street station in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Police say the man walked up to a 20-year-old woman, grabbed the chain from around her neck and took off.
The most recent theft happened just before 10 a.m. on July 31 at the Utica Avenue station in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The man snatched the chain from around a 41-year-old woman's neck as she waited in a subway train, police said. He then took off on foot as the subway car's doors opened.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).
