NYPD: This Guy Punched 15-Year-Old Subway Rider For His iPhone

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Jen Chung

Published Mar 31, 2014

Modified Mar 31, 2014

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The police are looking for a person suspected of punching a teenager on a 7 train last month.

According to the NYPD, at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 27th, a 15-year-old was on a southbound 7 train at the Main Street station when the suspect approached him, "snatched his iPhone from his hand, punched him in the face and fled."

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been urging cellphone makers to offer "kill switches" to make stolen cellphones inoperable.