Crime & Safety
Duo Robbed By Group Of Crooks In Central Park: NYPD
Two guys hanging out in the park last Sunday were jumped and robbed by a group of strangers, police said.
CENTRAL PARK, NYC — Two men walking around Central Park were jumped and robbed last weekend by a group of strangers, police said on Friday.
The terrifying robbery began shortly after 9 p.m. near West 97th Street last Sunday, according to NYPD officials.
Two men, aged 20 and 21, were walking within Central Park when a group approached them and forcibly grabbed their backpacks, headphones and wallet, according to police.
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After snatching the victims' belongings, the group fled into Central Park on foot, police said.
The two men were not injured during the robbery, according to officials.
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Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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