Two teenagers attacked an MTA conductor on a Brooklyn train Monday, punching her in the face and stealing her conductor keys, police said.
The boys approached the 51-year-old conductor’s cab on a Manhattan-bound F train near the 4th Ave.-9th St. station in Park Slope around 1:15 p.m., cops said.
They opened the door and socked the woman in the face before grabbing her keys. One of the teens was arrested on the spot, but the second boy — last seen fleeing the station wearing all black — is still being sought.
The keys were not recovered when police arrested the teen, and charges against him were pending Monday afternoon, according to police.
The conductor was not seriously injured in the attack and refused medical attention at the scene.
Conductor keys grant authorized personnel access to restricted areas of the subway system. These specialized keys open maintenance rooms, trackside equipment, conductor cabs and other secured locations, and are highly regulated by the MTA.
Earlier this year, a group of teens took two R trains for a joyride through Brooklyn, and one suspect was caught with a set of stolen train keys when police arrested him, the Daily News previously reported.
The teens broke into an unoccupied train at the 36th St. and Fourth Ave. stop in Sunset Park around 10 p.m. on Jan. 25, disabling the train’s black box. They brazenly posted a video of the risky ride on Instagram, showing themselves traveling through Brooklyn at speeds of up to 30 mph, running signals and zipping past stations.
In response to the heists, the MTA announced plans to install alarms and brighter lights on train controls to alert when a train is moved without authorization. They are also creating a system with portable stops that will automatically trigger emergency brakes when a train passes over them.
