Dog Stolen on F Train: Cops Hunt Suspect Last Seen on LES

The NYPD wanted poster, affixed to a column on the the 2nd Avenue subway platform, was so shocking, this reporter saw a man stare at it for what seemed like minutes before he went over to read it himself. Then he too was shocked: A dog stolen on the F train?!

Above two photographs of young white male in a white Knicks hat, his identity unknown, it read:

WANTED FOR PETIT LARCENY OF ANIMAL — PERPETRATOR — PROBABLE CAUSE TO ARREST

On July 20, 2026, at approximately 2:08 a.m. the above pictured perpetrator removed the Complainant/Victim’s dog from the southbound F train at the Bergen Street subway station in the confines of Transit District 30 / 76th Precinct.

Perp entered at the 2nd Avenue F subway station in the confines in of the 9th Precinct / Transit District 4.

Anyone with information regarding the above subject, please notify Det. Roshan Patel at 718-287-3239 or Detective Borough Brooklyn North at 718-963-5333.

Perp in a Knicks Hat

Besides the shock of the early morning dognapping, surveillance photos of the suspect wearing a Knicks hat was bracing reminder that, even outside the post-game chaos zones of Madison Square Garden and Times Square, not all Knicks fans are beneficient.

The suspect is a described as a light complexioned white male with short dark hair and a lean, athletic build in his 20s. Besides the white Knicks hat, he was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt, blue shorts, two AirPod-like earphones and backpack with black straps. In one photo, he’s holding a soda or other canned drink in his right hand, a smart phone in his left.

The name and breed of the dog was not disclosed but dog experts consulted by Straus News believe it’s most likely a type of husky.

Wanted flyers concerning this incident have also been soon at the Bergen Street stop on the F train.