Man robs woman of cellphone on Miami-Dade Transit bus

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Police are searching for man who stole a woman's cellphone on a Miami-Dade Transit bus on Jan. 16.

Police said the woman was in the rear of a bus at NE Fourth Avenue and NE 79th Street at about 11:27 p.m. when the thief snatched her phone as she was browsing through it. He then left the bus and ran east on NE 79th Street as the bus stopped to pick up passengers.

The thief is described as black, approximately 30-35 years old and 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 7 inches tall, with a slim build.

We need assistance identifying this offender who robbed a female for her cell phone, at NE 4 Ave & NE 79 St, as she sat on the bus. pic.twitter.com/Z4gOmCEIED

— Miami PD (@MiamiPD) March 1, 2017