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Visually Impaired Man Robbed in Coney Island

The suspect was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, a red T-shirt, blue jeans, white sneakers and a black backpack.

A suspect allegedly stole from a visually impaired man on a subway platform in Brooklyn earlier this month, police said Wednesday. The incident happened at the Neptune Avenue subway station in Coney Island around 3:50pm on June 7, according to the NYPD. The suspect, who was standing on the subway platform holding a box of candy, allegedly approached the 58-year-old victim and stole his cellphone out of his pocket, police said. The suspect then fled out of the station, authorities said. Click here to read more on pix11.com. 




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