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NYPD: Man stole $60K worth of electronics from Atlantic Ave subway station using power saw
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Published Feb 14, 2025
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Police officials said they were looking for a man who allegedly stole $60,000 worth of electronic equipment from a Brooklyn subway station in December.
According to the NYPD, the suspect allegedly used a circular saw to cut through a locked box on the northbound D/N/R subway platform at the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center station. It happened around 3 a.m. on Dec. 27, police said.
The man took electronics hardware and software and fled the station, according to the NYPD. Police and transit officials could not immediately specify whether the equipment belonged to the MTA.
Surveillance video from the station shows a man wearing a black hooded jacket and face mask with a gray backpack. He appears to wait for a subway train to leave the station before pulling out the saw. Sparks fly as he cuts through the thick chain on a black box at the end of the platform.
It comes on the heels of another recent high-profile subway theft earlier this month, in which police arrested two teens for allegedly breaking into an empty R train and driving it down the tracks.
Grand larceny, which usually refers to robberies of goods valued over $1,000, has been declining in New York City overall so far this year. According to the NYPD’s CompStat database, grand larcenies have dropped 21% since the beginning of this year, compared to the same time period in 2024.
Police asked anyone with information in regard to the incident 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 or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
This is a developing story based on preliminary information from police and may be updated.
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