NEW YORK — The New York Police Department has released photos of six suspects wanted for stealing a New York City Transit subway train and taking it on a short joyride last weekend.
Original reports said three people were involved, but the NYPD has released video from the train’s security cameras showing at least six people on board, WCBS-TV reports. Police subsequently released station images of the suspects.
WCBS had previously reported the incident was discovered about 10 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, near 71st Avenue station in Forest Hills along the E-F-M-R subway lines when employees returned to a train they had left on a layover track and found it had been moved. The doors were locked, indicating one of those involved had transit keys.
Video posted by the individuals shows the train being operated at a high rate of speed (30 mph, according to a New York Daily News report). The individuals all wore masks and covered lens on the train with black markers, authorities said.
The MTA is analyzing the train’s black box to determine where the train was taken and for how long.
It is at least the third such incident in about year. In September, two 17-year were arrested after allegedly stealing and crashing a train on the E-F lines. Another incident occurred at the 71st Street station last January.
— Updated Jan. 20 at 9:05 a.m. with update on number of suspects and police images.
