Out of control: Thief steals NYC subway’s main control stick in Brooklyn

The train was parked just south of the 86th St. station in Fort Hamilton Monday afternoon when a transit worker noticed the ...
Brooklyn Eagle

Thief steals master controller from parked R train in Bay Ridge

BAY RIDGE — TRANSIT OFFICIALS SAY a thief swiped a master controller – the handle that operates acceleration and braking on a subway car – from a parked R train in Fort Hamilton on Monday, reports the ...
Mercury News

Video: Thieves take stolen NYC subway train for joyride, post Instagram video showing them speeding in tunnel

A trio of young daredevils posted Instagram video showing them taking a reckless joyride on a stolen New York City subway train, police and transit sources said Monday. “Cover your faces,” one of the ...
New York Daily News

Judge scolds teen accused of stealing Brooklyn subway train: ‘It’s like playing Russian Roulette’

A Brooklyn judge admonished an alleged teenage train thief, telling the 17-year-old he was playing “Russian Roulette” with other people’s lives. The teen, who cops say was part of a group of ...