Rash Of Motorcycle Robberies Plague UES In City-Wide Pattern: NYPD

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — New footage has emerged of a group of armed thieves stealing motorcycles from New York City streets this summer, including two incidents on the Upper East Side.

The as-yet-unidentified robbers are still on the loose, with police connecting them to six crimes dating back to early May, the most recent reported on July 8.

NYPD officials released new pictures of two of the suspected crooks, asking for the public's help to track them down.

In a recent update, police confirmed that two previous crimes on the Upper East Side were linked, attributing them to the same group of perpetrators.

On May 13, 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 intervened and shouted at them to stop, one of the robbers brandished a gun, threatening him before fleeing with the motorcycle valued at around $16,000, according to police.

Then, on July 8 around 3 p.m., another incident occurred outside 1010 Park Avenue, between East 85th and East 86th streets, near Park Avenue Christian Church.

A 48-year-old man was approached by six strangers on motorcycles. They brandished a gun, threatened him, and forcibly took his red Yamaha motorcycle valued at approximately $22,000 before fleeing northbound on Park Avenue, police reported.

Police have also linked the group to more incidents in recent months.

These include a theft on July 8 at 177 Fort Washington Ave., where four individuals stole a black motorcycle valued at $31,000. Additionally, on June 23, they stole a red motorcycle parked in front of 200 West 86th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam.

Authorities have 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).