Crook wanted for menacing R train riders in Elmhurst while pointing a blade at them: NYPD

The alarming incident occurred at around 4:10 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, when the aggressor walked the aisle and pulled out a cutting instrument and waved it at passengers while barking verbal threats at them, police said. According to a law enforcement source, the suspect shouted one point he shouted “everyone just sit the f**k down” before exiting the train when it pulled into the Grand Avenue-Newtown subway station. The perpetrator fled on foot onto Queens Boulevard in an unknown direction.

The NYPD released surveillance images of the suspect and described him as having a medium-to-light complexion with a bald head. He was last seen wearing a multi-colored hooded sweatshirt over a distinctive white T-shirt featuring a bear wearing trousers and a blazer. He was also wearing gray sweatpants.

A reward of up to $3,500 is being offered for information that leads to his arrest and indictment.

Anyone with information regarding this menacing incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are strictly confidential.

Through June 7, the 110th Precinct has reported two dozen transit crimes so far in 2026, the same number of incidents reported at the same point last year, according to the latest CompStat report.