Pint-size pickpocket, 14, convinces blind man he is a cop before stealing his wallet in Manhattan subway station and using his credit card to blow $500 in clothes store
- Subway surveillance cameras caught a teen boy, 14, robbing a legally blind man
- The boy pretended to be a police officer, offering to help the man get to his train
- He can be seen unzipping the man's backpack and stealing his wallet
- The boy's own mother turned him in to police a week after the incident occurred
A wily
14-year-old boy who posed as a New York City police officer while
snatching a legally blind man's wallet in a Manhattan subway station on
pretense of helping him was arrested on Sunday.
His
mother turned the baby-faced youth in to police nearly a week after
authorities said he fled the subway station at 34th Street and Eighth
Avenue, near Macy's, leaving his victim behind.
On
May 14, police said he approached the 64-year-old man, identifying
himself as an officer and offering to lead him through the station and
past a turnstile to his train.
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14-year-old teen was arrested Sunday after pretending to be a police
officer so he could rob a legally blind man in the New York City subway
Surveillance video shows the man standing quietly as the teenager unzips his backpack and takes the wallet.
The boy then bolts out with the wallet, which police said contained $85 cash and several credit cards.
One card was charged $500 at a nearby store, police determined during an investigation that is ongoing.
Authorities released the video with the victim's face blurred out and several still images that led to Sunday's arrest.
Police released surveillance camera footage and pictures of the teen who robbed the man
The teen can be seen unzipping the unsuspecting man's backpack and taking items out of it
The teen's own mother turned him into police a week after the robbery occurred
The subway robbery occurred at the subway stop in midtown Manhattan near Macy's
In the video, he is wearing a dark blue shirt, black and white pants, boots and has his own backpack strapped on.
The teenager's name was not released because of his age. The victim was not named either.
The boy faces charges of grand larceny and criminal impersonation of a police officer.
It
was not immediately clear if the young suspect had an attorney, or
whether he has been arraigned, appearing in court to admit or deny the
alleged offense.
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Teen, 14, pretends to be a police officer to steal a legally blind man's wallet in the subway
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Teen, 14, pretends to be a police officer to steal a legally blind man's wallet in the subway
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wily 14-year-old boy who posed as a New York City police officer while
snatching a legally blind man's wallet in a Manhattan subway station on
pretense of helping him was arrested on Sunday. His mother turned the
baby-faced youth in to police nearly a week after authorities said he
fled the subway station at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue, near Macy's,
leaving his victim behind. On May 14, police said he approached the
64-year-old man, identifying himself as an officer and offering to lead
him through the station and past a turnstile to his train. A 14-year-old
teen was arrested Sunday after pretending to be a police officer so he
could rob a legally blind man in the New York City subway Surveillance
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