ROBBERY: LOBBY LOOTER
(24TH PRECINCT)
On January 19 at around 6:30 p.m., a male suspect followed two victims, a man and a woman, into an apartment building on West 93rd Street, according to police. In the lobby of the building, the suspect threatened the two 31-year-olds with a gun and demanded cash and their phones, police said. According to police, the suspect made off with a Google Nexus phone, an iPhone, and $80.
Police released a surveillance photo of the suspect they described as male, Hispanic, and last seen wearing a puffy gray jacket.
ROBBERY: WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME
(MIDTOWN SOUTH PRECINCT)
Police are looking for two individuals connected to a Times Square robbery on January 16 at around 1:30 a.m. According to police, the two suspects approached the victim inside the on the 7 line station at 42nd Street and asked for the time. More interested in the contents of the victim’s pockets, one of the suspects attacked and knocked the victim to the ground and stole his cell phone.
Police released a surveillance photo and video of the two suspects — the first described as a 5’8”, 18-year-old black male, around 145 pounds, wearing glasses and a black and white jacket, red pants, and a book bag; and the second described similarly, but with glasses, a black vest jacket, dark-colored pants and a book bag.
ROBBERY: UNFRUITFUL ATTEMPT
(20TH PRECINCT)
According to police, a suspect is wanted for an attempted robbery on January 25 at 12:30 p.m. at the Apple Bank on 2100 Broadway, between West 73rd and West 74th Streets. Police said the suspect passed a note that demanded money to the bank teller. After the teller walked away from him, the suspect fled northbound on Broadway without any money.
Police released a surveillance photo of the suspect, whom they described as a 45-to-55-year-old black male, 5’6”, and clean-shaven. The suspect was last seen wearing a black wool cap, sunglasses, and a black jacket.
GRAND LARCENY: SKIMMING SCHEMES
(23RD PRECINCT)
The police are on the lookout for two male suspects who have been linked to attaching skimming devices to ATMs on the Upper East Side. According to police, the two attached a skimming device to an ATM within the CVS pharmacy at 420 Fifth Avenue, between West 37th and West 38th Streets, and another at the Bank of America at 21 East 96th Street.
Police said the suspects used the information gathered from the devices to duplicate debit cards and then withdraw money at various banks in Queens.
According to police, the two suspects are wanted for several incidents of grand larceny, including on October 16 — $1,000 in one case, $1,180 in the following. Also, on October 22, there was another grand larceny reported for $1,640. The following month on November 21, $1,515 was taken through bogus debit cards. On December 1 and 2, the two suspects are alleged to have stolen $986 and $1,483, respectively, employing the same methods.
Police released surveillance photos of the two male suspects, whom police did not otherwise describe. One of the suspects can be seen wearing a red cap and checkered shirt, while the other is donning a black hat and sunglasses.
ROBBERY: LEAVING EMPTY-HANDED
(23RD PRECINCT)
On January 19 at around 9:30 a.m., a male suspect entered Chase Bank at 2065 Second Avenue and the corner of East 106th Street, according to police. The man approached the teller and passed a note that demanded money, police said. However, the male didn’t receive any money and fled south on Second Avenue, according to police.
Police released a surveillance photo of the suspect, whom they described as a black male in his late 30s, ranging from 5’6” to 5’8” in height, with a medium build. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored winter hat, a dark-colored hooded winter jacket, sunglasses, dark pants, and gloves.
LOCAL POLICE CONTACTS
Midtown North Precinct
306 West 54th Street
212-767-8400
Midtown South Precinct
357 West 35th Street
212-239-9811
17th Precinct
167 East 51st Street
212-826-3211
19th Precinct
153 East 67th Street
212-452-0600
20th Precinct
120 West 82nd Street
212-580-6411
23rd Precinct
162 East 102nd Street
212-860-6411
24th Precinct
151 West 100th Street
212-678-1811
26th Precinct
520 West 126th Street
212-678-1311
Central Park Precinct
86th Street and Transverse Road
212-570-4820
Anyone with information regarding these incidents or other suspected criminal activity can call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS, visit the Crime Stoppers website a www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls or contacts are strictly confidential.
