UES Robbers Attacked A Man Before Stealing His Car, Police Say

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Police are looking for two perpetrators who assaulted a man and then stole his car on the Upper East Side, New York City Police Department officials said Tuesday.

According to the NYPD, two men approached a 58-year-old man who was sitting in his parked car on Fifth Avenue and East 80th Street along Central Park, back on March 7 at 2:48 p.m.

The two perpetrators entered the car, assaulted the man, and forcefully removed him from the car before driving off in the stolen vehicle, police said.

Then, the car was discovered near East 114th Street and First Avenue in East Harlem, abandoned, police said.

Police are investigating the incident, and have not made any arrests yet, but they have released surveillance photos of the suspects.

Police said anyone with information about this robbery 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.

This is a developing story and may be updated. For questions and tips, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.