Motorcyclist Snatches Women's Necklaces In Inwood, Police Say

INWOOD, NY — A man riding a red and black motorcycle is sneaking up behind women in Upper Manhattan and trying to snatch necklaces from around their throats, police said.

There were four robbery attempts on May 2, which included three in Upper Manhattan, where women did or almost had their necklaces stolen by a two-wheeled bandit, police announced on Saturday.

The first robbery attempt happened in the Grand Concourse, Bronx, at an unspecified time.

A 22-year-old woman was walking near Grand Concourse and East 150th Street, when a man riding a red and black motorcycle approached her from behind and grabbed her gold necklace — causing her to fall to her knees, police said.

The necklace cost around $800, police said.

The second robbery attempt happened at an unspecified intersection of Saint Nicholas Avenue in Upper Manhattan's 34th Precinct about 1:30 p.m., police said.

A 30-year-old woman was waiting to cross a street, when a man on a red and black motorcycle drove up behind her and grabbed her gold necklace and pendant from around her neck, police said.

The necklace cost around $405, according to police.

The third robbery attempt happened 15-minutes later about 1:45 p.m. at Seaman Avenue and West 214th Street, when a man riding a red and black motorcycle approached a 27-year-old woman from behind and tried to grab her necklace, but failed to do so, police said.

The biker then fled, police said.

The last robbery attempt on May 2 happened a minute later at 1:45 p.m. at 94 Nagle Ave., when a man riding a red and black motorcycle drove up behind a 36-year-old woman and tried to snatch her necklace, but was again unsuccessful, police said.

The $1,100 chain did break, though, and fall to the ground as the robber fled on the motorcycle, police said.

The NYPD released a photo Saturday of the suspect.

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).