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.

The New York City Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a man believed to be from Atlanta who is accused of shooting someone at a business in the city.

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.

Two teenagers accused of operating and crashing an empty subway in Queens were arrested Wednesday, according to the NYPD. The 17-year-old male and female were charged with criminal mischief and reckless endangerment after last week’s joyride,

A teenage girl wearing all pink including a shower cap managed to drive off in an empty train and take it on a joyride, before crashing. The 17-year-old and a companion are accused of breaking into a New York City subway train at the Briarwood station in Queens and somehow managing to start the engine.

Officials said the brief underground joyride took place around midnight last Thursday at the Briarwood station. The teen and a male accomplice allegedly entered the empty subway train and grabbed the controls,

Two 17-year-olds were arrested and charged with two counts of criminal mischief in the first degree, and reckless endangerment in the first degree.