The incident happened at the Briarwood subway station, according to the New York Police Department. While ABC News reports the out-of-service train only traveled about 50 feet, the alleged theft comes as local offcials ordered a large increase in law enforcement in New York's subway system to ensure the safety of riders.

The NYPD is asking the public to assist them in finding the two suspects who took an unoccupied subway car on a joyride last week. The pair fled the scene after the train crashed.

New York police have arrested a teen suspected of taking a joyride on an empty subway train then crashing it. A 17-year-old girl is charged with criminal mischief over the incident in Briarwood subway station in Queens,

A teenager wearing a shower cap allegedly took a New York subway train for a joyride before crashing it. The 17-year-old girl is suspected of being one of two people who commandeered the empty train from Briarwood subway station in Queens in the early hours of Sept 12.

New York police have arrested two teenagers they suspect of joyriding and crashing an empty subway train. A girl and boy, both aged 17, are charged with criminal mischief and reckless endangerment. They are accused of entering and operating the train,

Surveillance photos released by the New York Police Department on Tuesday show a woman dressed all in pink including a pink shower cap and a man in a blue tank top.