Central Park Credit Card, Phone Swipers Sought In Turkey Day Robbery

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY - Authorities are seeking two individuals who reportedly robbed a woman of her cell phone and credit card near Central Park on Thanksgiving Day.

The 41-year-old woman was walking near West 65th Street and Central Park West about 8:38 a.m. when she was approached by two individuals who distracted her and proceeded to remove her cell phone and credit card from inside of her purse, police said.

The credit card was later used without the victim's knowledge.

The woman didn’t report any physical injuries as a result of the incident.

The first individual is described as a man with a medium build. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and black and white sneakers.

The second individual is described as a man last seen wearing white and black flannel jacket, blue jeans and white shoes.

Anyone with information in regard to the 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).