New York Police Arrest 17-Year-Old for Taking Subway Train for Joyride

September 21, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

NEW YORK — New York police have arrested a 17-year-old woman on suspicion she and a second person took a New York subway train for a joyride.

According to police, at 12:08 a.m. on Sept. 12, at the Briarwood subway station in Queens, two people entered an unoccupied train and “operated it, causing a collision and damage,” police said. No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.

Police are still seeking a second suspect.

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