A gang of thieves are robbing newsstands in Manhattan, using threats and violence to force employees to give them cash. collected during daily sales, in addition to giving them their personal propertyaccording to the New York Police Department (NYPD).
Officials said they suspect that at least four subjects are related in the nine separate events from Monday, January 1 to Thursday, January 11.
The criminals Workers at about eight kiosks in Midtown and the Financial District and a food truck on the Upper East Side have been robbed.the officers indicated.
In the midst of the robberies, which took place between 4:00 in the afternoon and 8:00 at night, The criminals pushed employees to the floor, brandished their knives and even beat their victims.. At least four workers were injured and two of them were treated at nearby hospitals.
Three of the suspects were described as having a dark complexion and four as having a light complexion.
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WANTED Manhattan Robbery Pattern: The unidentified individuals approached their victims on nine occasions and forcibly remove property. Any info call us at 800-577-TIPS or anonymously post a tip on our website Reward up to $3,500. pic.twitter.com/zBeNhlPxwv
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Since January 1, three subjects approached a 70-year-old worker from a kiosk on Broadway between W 54th and W 55th streets, They pushed him and stole $750 from him.
The next day, three robbers pushed a 27-year-old kiosk worker to the ground and took her mobile phonethe incident on Third Avenue between E 56th and E 57th streets.
The same day, The three suspects showed a knife to a kiosk employee 59 years old at Broadway and W 58th Street and They took $250 dollars from the cash registerreported Fox 5 NY.
Posteriorly, On January 5on Second Avenue between E 79th and E 80th Streets, two individuals approached A 40-year-old woman who worked at a food truck was pushed to the ground and $200, headphones, a debit card and a purse were taken from her..
Two days later, two subjects approached a 53-year-old man, tied him to the back of the kiosk and took $5,000 from the cash register.. The subject was treated at the Mount Sinaí Hospital with minor injuries.
On January 11 en Rector Street y Trinity Place, three men threw a 50-year-old newsstand employee to the floor and stole $3,200 from the cash register and also what he had in his pockets.
The three men later threatened a 45-year-old kiosk employee with a knife and stole $2,800 from the cash register.. The victim was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
That same Thursday, The three men approached a 31-year-old worker at a kiosk and punched him in the face before taking $3,000. of the cash register.
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