The incident happened at 6:20 a.m. on the southbound D train at the 36th Street subway station. The suspect fled at the 9th avenue subway station.
The victim captured a picture of the suspect on her cell phone before he ran off.
Hours later, the suspect struck again on the northbound F train.
According to police, the suspect took the victim's cell phone while on the train at 18th Avenue around 12:40 p.m.
Surveillance cameras captured the suspect as he fled the station.
The suspect is described as a black man in his late teens/early 20's with a medium build, black jeans and a black shirt with a cartoon character on the front.
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