Crime & Safety
Upper East Side Car Chase Ends In Cash Theft
A black Mercedes rammed into and pushed a Toyota onto a sidewalk before the apparent armed robbery.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A car chase on the Upper East Side ended with a robbery of up to $20,000, according to police and news reports.
According to NBC New York, the chase happened near East 92nd Street and Second Ave. around 5 p.m. Saturday. The driver of a Mercedes charged into a Toyota Rav-4 and pushed it onto the sidewalk before a passenger from the Mercedes steals the money from the Toyota, the news channel reported.
According to NBC, the Mercedes passenger was armed.
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Police said no injuries were reported and the vehicles were recovered.
In a brief update, the NYPD 18th Precinct said on Twitter that the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact 1-800-577-TIPS or direct message @NYPDTips on Twitter.
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Further details were not immediately available.
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