A Bronx avenue stick-up netted $180,000 in jewellery from a single sufferer — after the muggers had been caught on brutal video attacking and robbing one other man, cops mentioned Tuesday.
Two suspects at the moment are being sought within the string of armed heists.
The latest incident occurred round 10:50 a.m. Aug. 13 when a 37-year-old man was robbed of tens of 1000's of dollars in jewellery at gunpoint in entrance of 3327 Conner St. in Co-op Metropolis, cops mentioned.
The 2 robbers stole the sufferer’s gold necklace, watch and rings earlier than fleeing on foot, police mentioned.
The worth of the person’s swiped jewellery is roughly $180,000, with the thieves grabbing a necklace value $100,000, a watch costing $20,000 and two rings totaling $60,000, cops mentioned.
The theft duo had additionally struck July 30, after they had been caught on video approaching a 39-year-old man in entrance of 1395 Nelson Ave. in Highbridge, displaying a black firearm and demanding money, authorities mentioned.
The brutes compelled their sufferer all the way down to the pavement, pressed the firearm into his again and eliminated about $800, two cell telephones, jewellery and AirPods earlier than fleeing on foot, police mentioned.
The worth of the stolen property was about $12,710, in accordance with cops.
A pair days later, on Aug. 2, a 25-year-old man was sitting outdoors his dwelling close to Gun Hill Highway and Lurting Avenue within the East Bronx round 7:15 p.m. when the muggers stole his necklace, a bracelet and pockets containing round $540 and bank cards, cops mentioned.
The creeps fled in a automobile on East Gun Hill Highway, then on Laconia Avenue. The worth of the jewellery was about $2,100.
Anybody with data in regard to the incidents is requested to name the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The general public may also submit their ideas by logging onto the CrimeStoppers web site at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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