The New York City Police Department is asking the public’s assistance identifying the three individuals, depicted in the attached surveillance photographs and video clip,who are sought in connection to a knife point robbery, that occurred within the confines of the 40th Precinct in the Bronx.
Details are as follows.
It was reported to police that on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at 1240 hours, in the vicinity of Third Avenue and E. 149th Street, a 55-year-old male livery driver picked up three unknown male passengers and transported them to 153rd Street and Third Avenue.
The driver and passenger got into a verbal dispute, which escalated in to a physical confrontation in which one of the males displayed a knife and demanded the victim’s property. The males then forcibly removed $50 from the victim and exited the cab on foot in an unknown direction.
The victim was uninjured during this incident.
The three individuals are described as males, Black, 20-30 years in age.
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.
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