Police are trying to find three thieves accused of stealing a subway practice in Queens and taking it for a joyride over the weekend.
The brazen theft befell jus earlier than 10:30 p.m. Saturday close to the 71st Avenue station in Forest Hills alongside the E/F/M/R traces, in accordance with the NYPD. Officers initially responded to reviews of vandalism, however have been met by an MTA worker who reported a number of folks boarded the unoccupied R practice after which took it on a joyride for a brief distance.
The MTA didn’t instantly reply to questions on whether or not there have been operational cameras on the stolen practice. The transit company stated it was working with police to determine and discover these answerable for swiping the R practice.
Some riders questioned the MTA’s safety after a variety of regarding incidents, together with one in September through which police alleged two suspects entered the Briarwood subway station and stole a practice on the E/F line. The teenagers in that incident have been arrested after allegedly crashing the practice.
In a Dec. 2023 incident, a number of suspects swiped two trains in Forest Hills and took them on a joyride earlier than ditching the locomotives.
“I’ve heard of kids [subway] surfing, but as far as hijacking a train and driving it? Not too often, but it should never happen,” stated Chris Pitino, of Lengthy Island Metropolis. “That’s insanity. That’s crazy.”
An investigation stays ongoing. No arrests have but been made.
