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.

Protests against the police shooting of an alleged fare evader and two bystanders on Wednesday were confronted with brutality by the New York Police Department.

A search is underway in New York City for two suspects, including one dressed all in pink, who allegedly crashed an empty out-of-service subway train after brazenly walking into a station and stealing it,

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.

A 17-year-old girl and her male companion boarded an unoccupied train and crashed it, before fleeing the scene.

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,