A group of gunmen armed with guns and knives wreak havoc in Central Park and UWS for two weeks of crime by stealing Citi bicycles, cash and cell phones at the knife point
- New York City Police search for a crew of thieves who have been wreaking havoc in Manhattan’s Central Park and Upper West Side
- The group stole two Citi bicycles, $ 375 from a man and other victims’ cell phones
- In some cases, the suspects have used force or used weapons such as knives
- Authorities are calling for the public to be arrested for identifying the group of thieves
New York City police are looking for a crew of thieves who have been wreaking havoc in Manhattan’s Central Park.
According to the New York Daily News, the group has been stealing Citi bikes, cash and cell phones from victims on the Upper West Side and Central Park.
In some cases, the suspects have used force or used weapons such as knives.
Although New York City has experienced an increase in crime throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, this particular group appears to have begun ravaging Manhattan on March 13 when they attacked a 13-year-old boy and stole his hat. of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
New York City Police search for a crew of thieves who have been wreaking havoc in Manhattan’s Central Park
Police told the Daily News that the suspects attacked again four days later when they brandished a knife at two men riding Citi Bikes in Central Park.
This particular incident occurred in broad daylight around 3:30 p.m., March 17. The victims were not injured during the test, but the suspects stole the bicycles.
Last Tuesday, the group of thieves robbed two teenagers on Riverside Drive around 9 p.m.
The teens, ages 14 and 15, told police the group threw a gun and stole the teen’s cell phones and sweatshirt.
About two hours later, they managed to break into a residential building on Riverside Drive and stole an electric scooter.
According to the Daily News, about an hour later, the thieves stole the mobile phone and wallet of a 27-year-old man containing $ 375.
Authorities said the crew of thieves stole at least two Citi bicycles (image from file)
Although he was not injured, the group threatened him with a stab wound. This incident occurred around Central Park West.
Authorities have released surveillance footage of the suspect in hopes that the public can help locate him.
Police ask anyone with information about the thefts to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.
New York City has experienced an increase in crime and, even more so, against Asian Americans.
On Saturday, police said they were looking for a man who wanted to shout anti-Asian insults at a 44-year-old woman and her three children, spitting on her and kicking her cell phone out of a subway train.
Police describe the incident as a hate crime. Authorities described the suspect as a dark-skinned man who is between 50 and 55 years old, about 6 feet tall and about 150 pounds.
He was last seen wearing a dark camouflage sweater, dark snow pants and black sandals. Police said he was wearing a black sock on his left foot and a white sock on his right foot.
The woman was traveling by train number 5 south to Times Square with her three children around 2:15 p.m.
The attack was one of the last in a national upsurge in anti-Asian hate crimes.
Last week, also near Times Square, a 65-year-old Filipino American woman was violently assaulted while walking toward the church.
A person on parole convicted of killing his mother nearly two decades ago was charged with assault and attempted assault as hate crimes.