NYC subway train stolen for joyride; 6 suspects on the loose
Group takes NYC subway train for joyride: Watch
New video shows a group of people accused of taking an empty NYC subway train on a joyride over the weekend. FOX 5 NY's Stephanie Bertini has the latest on what the MTA is saying.
QUEENS - The NYPD is searching for the six suspects who are accused of stealing a subway train in Queens and taking it for a joyride.
What happened?
What we know:
According to police, the theft took place at 10 p.m. on Saturday near the 71st Avenue station in Forest Hills.
Police said that six suspects got into an empty R train that was sitting in a storage yard in Brooklyn and headed down the tracks over the weekend.
At one point, the video shows them going through a station on the express tracks traveling 30 miles per hour, police said.
Police said they operated the train and damaged glass panels on the train's camera by placing markings on them.
No arrests have been made, and no injuries have been reported.
What we don't know:
We don't know the names of the suspects who took the train for a ride.
After the suspects exited the train, it is unclear where they went next.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).