Armed Robbers Hit Upper East Side In City-Wide Pattern, NYPD Says

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Unsuspecting New Yorkers have had expensive goods stolen from them in a month-long spree of robberies carried out by a group of men, police said.

The as-yet-unidentified robbers remain on the loose this week, as NYPD officials linked them to three robberies scattered across upper Manhattan and the Bronx.

Police reported that the robberies vary in nature, including sidewalk snatch-and-grabs. For instance, on May 13 on the Upper East Side, two men on a black motorcycle attempted to steal an orange motorcycle parked in front of 46 East 91st Street.

When a 48-year-old employee yelled to stop them, one robber pulled out a gun and threatened him before ultimately fleeing with the motorcycle, valued at approximately $16,000, cops said.

In another threatening attack, the two men, once again on a black motorcycle, approached a 53-year-old man walking near West 185th Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue and demanded he remove his necklace, police said.

Eventually, one robber pulled out a gun, threatening the man, while the other forcibly removed the necklace valued at approximately $6,000, authorities said. The duo then fled southbound on Saint Nicholas Avenue, according to NYPD officials.

Over the weekend, the latest incident occurred in the Bronx, where a 40-year-old man was approached by three men riding two motorcycles in front of 28 West Mount Eden Avenue.

Similarly, one of the robbers pulled out a firearm and demanded the victim's necklace. However, police reported that the victim managed to escape, and no items were taken.

The three suspects were later seen fleeing the location on motorcycles, riding southbound on Macombs Road, police said.

Authorities described the suspects as men with a medium complexion.

Anyone with information in regard to 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).