Crime & Safety
Man Hit In The Face, Robbed Of $340 In Rego Park Hotel: NYPD
The incident unfolded in the Wyndham Gardens Hotel on the border of Elmhurst and Rego Park, according to the police.
REGO PARK, QUEENS — A man went to a Queens hotel to meet an online acquaintance in real life — but was met instead by two strangers who hit him in the face and robbed him of $340, according to police and a news report.
The ambush played out about 6:45 p.m. on Jan. 29 inside the Wyndham Gardens Hotel on the border of Elmhurst and Rego Park, police said.
The man was bruised in the attack but refused medical attention, according to police.
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A week later, the NYPD released surveillance images of the women they are trying to identify and question about the robbery.
WANTED for A ROBBERY inside 61-18 93rd Street (Wyndham Gardens Hotel) #Elmhurst #Queens @NYPD112pct on 1/29/20 @ 6:45 PMReward up to $2500Seen them? Know who they are?Call 1-800-577-TIPS or DM us!Calls are CONFIDENTIAL! pic.twitter.com/rphc3dQ5u8
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) February 5, 2020
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