Crime & Safety

Man Robbed At Gunpoint In Inwood: NYPD

A man had his watch and bracelet snatched early Monday morning near West 202nd Street and 10th Avenue, police said.

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INWOOD, NY — A man was robbed at gunpoint early Monday morning in Inwood, a police spokesperson told Patch.

The robber approached a man around 3:54 a.m. at West 202nd Street and 10th Avenue, flashed a gun, and snatched his watch and bracelet, police said.

The robber then jumped into a Sedan and fled the Upper Manhattan street, police said.

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Police did not have information on the age of the victim or the value of the watch and bracelet taken.

The robbery happened near a variety of popular Inwood nightclubs, including Luxor and Opus Lounge.

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