The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts of the two unidentified, seen in the attached surveillance photographs and video clip, who are sought in connection with a robbery pattern, which occurred within the confines of the 33rd, 44th, 48th and 52nd Precincts in Manhattan and the Bronx.
Details are as follows.
Incident #1: It was reported to police that on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 2127 hours two unidentified males entered a grocery/bodega, located at 38 W. Fordham Road, in the confines of the 52nd Precinct. Unidentified Male #2 produced a knife and the unidentified males demanded cash from a 30-year-old male store worker. The store worker complied and the unidentified males fled on foot with $6,000. The store worker was not injured.
Incident #2: It was reported to police that on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 1900 hours, two unidentified males entered a “Shell” gas station, located at 1752 Webster Avenue, in the confines of the 48th Precinct. Unidentified male #2 produced a knife and the unidentified males demanded cash from a 64-year-old male worker. Unidentified Male #2 pushed the worker into a store display and Unidentified Male #1 removed $1,200 from the register. The unidentified males fled on foot. The worker was not injured.
Incident #3: It was reported to police that on Monday, February 08, 2021, at 0058 hours, two unidentified males entered a deli/grocery located at 1040 Grant Avenue, in the confines of the 44th Precinct. Unidentified Male #2 produced a knife and the unidentified males demanded cash from a 20-year-old male store worker. The worker complied and the unidentified males fled on foot with $600. The worker was not injured.
Incident #4: It was reported to police that on Tuesday, February 09, 2021, at 1617 hours two unidentified males entered a deli/grocery, located at 501 W. 161st Street, in the confines of the 33rd Precinct. Unidentified Male #1 produced a knife and the unidentified males demanded cash from a 28-year-old female store worker. The worker complied and the unidentified males fled on foot with $500. The worker was not injured.
Surveillance video clip and photographs of the suspects are attached and available at DCPI.
Anyone with information related 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
