3 Women Attacked In UWS Scooter Robberies: Police

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A trio of women were robbed in three separate scooter attacks on the Upper West Side, police said on Thursday.

All three of the robberies involved a two-wheel scooter and happened on June 26 and 27, police said.

On June 26, a 56-year-old woman was riding a bike about 4:15 p.m. near Central Park West and West 63rd Street, when two people rode up to her on a scooter and snatched a basket containing her wallet, police said.

Just 15 minutes later, a 65-year-old woman was walking near West 66th Street and Riverside, when two people on a scooter pulled up next to her and grabbed a wallet and cellphone from her hand, police said.

A day later, about 4:15 p.m. on June 27, a 42-year-old woman was walking near West End Avenue and West 88th Street, when a duo on a scooter rode up to her and punched her in the face and chest, before ripping a cellphone out of her hand, police said.

The woman refused medical attention at the scene, police said.

NYPD did not provide a description of the suspects outside of the photo.