from WILLIAMSBURG: Hell on the el as thieves prey on J-train riders

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By Aaron Short

The Brooklyn Paper

Straphangers riding the elevated J/M train have one more thing to worry about as they come home for the night — robbers.

Williamsburg’s subway stations and train lines are the scene of a recent crime wave, which experienced four violent robberies over the past week alone, when thugs beat up a man who refused to surrender an iPod, punched a woman in the face and demanded cash, and threatened to throw a victim into a moving train if she didn’t give up her wallet.