Crime & Safety
Man Attacked And Robbed At Gunpoint Of $5K In Wash Heights: NYPD
Police released photos Wednesday evening of three people wanted in connection to a recent gunpoint robbery near West 187th Street.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — A pair of attackers recently pressed a gun into a man's stomach in Washington Heights, before stealing $5,000 in cash from him, the New York Police Department announced on Wednesday.
Around 7:25 p.m. on March 31, two men approached a 59-year-old man near 1525 Saint Nicholas Ave., which is close to West 187th Street, police said. The two robbers began attacking the man and pointed a gun at his stomach, police said.
The duo then snatched $5,000 in cash and an iPhone from the 59-year-old, before fleeing the scene, police said.
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A spokesperson from the NYPD added that a third person was also keeping watch during the entire interaction.
The victim was not taken to the hospital.
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Police did not provide a description of the attackers besides the released photos on Wednesday.
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).
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