‘Big’ bad guy robs rail rider
A MAN wearing a shirt emblazoned with the declaration that “BIG GUYS RULE” robbed a straphanger in Brooklyn Thursday, according to cops.
The big guy (photo), who is 6-foot-1, 230 pounds and around 30 years old, followed a 30-year-old man into an elevator at the Utica Ave. train station in Crown Heights around 3 a.m., authorities said. He then threatened the man with a yellow boxcutter and stole his wallet.
The wallet had only $7 and a MetroCard.
The big-guy thief, also wearing a black coat and black pants, fled to the Manhattanbound A train platform, cops said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-8477. All calls are kept confidential.