Cops Looking For Thieves Who Stole Delivery Worker's Bike

MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS — Cops are looking for two men who stole a delivery man's e-bike in Morningside Heights.

The thieves on Tuesday approached the delivery worker on a motorcycle and put something on his back to trick the victim into thinking he had a gun pressed upon him, according to police. The NYPD says one of the two men then took the 34-year-old delivery worker's bike, and the duo both fled west on 113th Street.

The robbery took place at 12:51 in front of 531 West 113th Street, according to police. Nobody was injured during the robbery, police said.

Anyone with information in regard to the identity of the males is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.