Update: Police release new photo of subway mugging suspect

November 14, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

A new photo of the man suspected of an attempted mugging at 4th-9th station last week.

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GOWANUS – POLICE HAVE RELEASED a new image of the man suspected of punching a victim during an attempted robbery at the 4th Avenue/9th Street subway station last week.

The suspect is an unknown man who shortly after midnight on Wednesday, Nov. 6, approached a 40-year-old man on the southbound N platform of the station, and forcibly tried to take the victim’s cellphone. During the attempt, the victim was punched about the body multiple times; the culprit then fled on foot to parts unknown. The victim was taken to a local hospital.

The man suspected of an attempted mugging at 4th Avenue/9th Street station.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident 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 crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X @NYPDTips.

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