Man Robbed At Gunpoint In Harlem Building Entrance, Police Say

HARLEM, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify three men wanted for an armed robbery in Harlem, police said.

A 37-year-old man was visitng a friend's West 151 and Bradhurst Avenue apartment on the night of Jan. 26 when he was ambushed inside the building's entrance, police said. Three men followed the man inside the front door and one threatened him with a gun as the other stole his wallet, police said. The third robber acted as a lookout, police said.

The robbery was over within second and the stick-up men fled the scene on foot, police said. The victim was not harmed, but did lose multiple credit cardsa and about $300 in cash.

The suspects are described as men in their late teens or early 20s. Police released security camera footage of the robbery taken on a camera in the apartment building's entryway.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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