R subway train stolen in NYC, taken for joyride, authorities say
- A group of children boarded an unoccupied subway train in New York City on Saturday and took it for a joyride, according to the New York City Police Department .
- The NYPD reported that three children, whose ages are unknown, wore all black and covered camera lenses with black marker.
- This incident marks the second subway train theft by youths in recent months, as stated by the NYPD.
- The theft was discovered at around 10 p.m. On Sunday and is being investigated as an act of reckless endangerment.
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