NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Kevin Bacon is in the market for a new phone after his Blackberry was reportedly swiped by a thief in a New York City subway station.

According to The New York Post's Page Six, Bacon's BlackBerry was allegedly stolen at the B, D and E station at 53rd Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan at 10:50 AM on Thursday.

But Bacon wasn't about to just give up his PDA - the actor reportedly chased down the alleged thief but lost him in the crowded station.

NYC Transit officials told the paper no subway personnel were informed about the alleged crime, but Post sources said Bacon did call the police. A spokesperson for the NYPD could not confirm if Bacon had filed a report when contacted by the paper.

The actor who was traveling with his band, the Bacon Brothers, was unavailable for comment when contacted by The Post.

As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, this isn't first time Bacon has been swindled. Kevin and wife Kyra Sedgwick are among the many victims of the massive Ponzi scheme run by the disgraced New York money manager Bernie Madoff, who plead guilty to running a $65 billion fraud in March.

SCNDLS said:

sammij said:

the fuck was Kevin Bacon doing on the subway?

That's so weird! That's my subway stop for work and last Thursday as I was walking to work (around 10:30am) I saw Kevin Bacon on 53rd Street/Fifth. He must have been walking to the stop!

bboy87 said:

It's a recession AND Bernie Madoff took his dough, what you expect?

My mom almost ran him over in NYC once. He slammed his hand down on the hood of our car.

johnart said:

"I'm walkin' here, I'm WALKIN HERE!!!"

bboy87 said:

i'dda fucked his shit up if i saw him in the train station for that "stir of echoes" bullshit

uPtoWnNY said:

Pretty much.

DanceWme said:

or hollow man

sammij said:

im sayin'

dude that robbed him prolly just finish watching my dog skip

DanceWme said:

DanceWme said:

You have to use street smarts on the subway. The MTA & NYPD announces all the time to keep valuables hidden. Most straphangers are in their own little world, listening to iPods, or yapping on cell phones. It's very easy for someone to swipe your shit when you're not paying attention. I've seen folks using laptops on the subway - WTF? That's an invitation to get robbed.

DanceWme said:

I woulda knocked his ass out with a sock full of nickels for Tremors

bboy87 said:

SURVEY SAYS:
he had it comin'

sammij said:

You won't believe how many times I've had to sit through that damn movie

I loved Tremors. Reba was the shit!!

uPtoWnNY said:

uPtoWnNY said:

Funny. I keep my stuff on lockdown when I'm on a train, but I seem to be way out of place here in Toronto. It generally ain't an issue -- I've seen kids riding alone with hundreds of dollars worth of electronics on our trains. And no one bugs them.

I read somewhere that everyone is no more than six people removed from Kevin Bacon's Blackberry.

Lammastide said:

Toronto ain't NY, my friend.

uPtoWnNY said:

No, it may not be, but it's damn bad regardless.

bboy87 said:

I've seen at least a few celebs on the subway. The last one I remember was John Slattery from Mad Men/Desperate Housewives at the Times Square station. It isn't that surprising--faster then a cab when you consider midtown traffic and a lot cheaper.

sextonseven said:

I saw YOU at the subway! So I'm only once removed from any celebs you've seen on the subway

I guess he wasn't footloose after all

Harlepolis said:

you beat me to the footloose joke

and Toronto's subway is not even a real subway system. After I used the NYC one and realized there are express trains instead of stopping at every single stop for each one, I realized.

alphastreet said:

they look like subways to me

oh well.