Aargh!!!
A Captain Jack Sparrow wannabe made disconnected with a brace of AirPods arsenic his pirate’s booty erstwhile helium waylaid a straphanger successful the subway, constabulary said.
Dressed similar a buccaneer 5 days earlier Halloween, the thief attacked and robbed a 32-year-old antheral of his sneakers and AirPods during a mugging astatine a Bronx bid station, constabulary said Thursday.
The unfortunate was astatine the Brook Ave. No. 6 bid station adjacent E. 138th St. successful Mott Haven astir 4 a.m. connected Oct. 27 erstwhile a dark-haired antheral sporting a goatee, a tricorn hat, purple vest and stripped pantaloons stopped him by the turnstiles.
The alien jumped the victim, punching him repeatedly successful the look and assemblage earlier making disconnected with his AirPods and shoes.
The unfortunate suffered a fewer bruises but was not earnestly injured, cops said. He refused aesculapian attraction erstwhile officers arrived connected the scene.
Meanwhile, the Johnny Depp look-alike fled the station. No arrests person been made.
Police connected Thursday released surveillance images of the mugging mariner successful hopes idiosyncratic recognizes the scallywag suspect.
Anyone with accusation is urged to telephone Crime Stoppers astatine (800) 577-TIPS. All calls volition beryllium kept confidential.