Subway Robber Snatches iPhone, Throws Woman Down Stairs: NYPD

A subway robber waiting at a train station snatched a cellphone from the hands of straphanger exiting a train, then threw her down the stairs when she struggled with him, police say. 

The 25-year-old victim was stepping off a southbound 6 train at the Saint Lawrence Avenue station in the Bronx at about 9:30 a.m. Monday when a man on the platform snatched a white iPhone 5 from her hands, police said. 

During the struggle, the woman was thrown down the stairs leading to the street, and was bruised and cut to her right hand as a result, according to police.

The robber ran away, and surveillance cameras captured him as he fled. 

He's described as about 5 feet tall and 140 pounds.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. 

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