The child turns around, but the thief quickly ran away.
Police say the suspect grabbed the phone as the victim was getting on a train at the Atlantic Avenue subway station on Sunday, October 7, at around 1:45 p.m.
The suspect is described as a teen boy believed to be between 15 and 17 years old, 5-foot-10, and last seen wearing a blue hooded sweater, black pants and black and gold sneakers.
Anyone with information in regards 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).
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