Highly disturbing news today as the police released footage of a violent robbery which occurred earlier this month in a Brooklyn subway station.
On Saturday, March 6th at 2:40 a.m., a 56-year-old woman nawas attacked while attempting to exit the F train at 18th Avenue. The police have identified the assailant in the video--taken by subway cameras--as a Hispanic male in his 20s, weighing approximately 150 pds. As Gothamist reports, "He was wearing a black hoodie with 'Alpha Phi Delta' on the front and "Stugotz and the number 27 on the back with black jeans, and black shoes."
The robber can be seen snatching the older woman and slamming her into a wall before throwing her to the ground and making off with her possessions.
Warning: The following footage is violent, graphic and distressing. Do not watch if you are having a bad day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep8l3AU6kpE&sns=em
The police have arrested 21-year-old Aidan Folan as a suspect in the robbery.