Suspect (NYPD)
Aug. 28, 2018 By Christian Murray
The NYPD is looking for two men who impersonated cops as a means to rob their victims in Corona, Elmhurst and Jackson Heights last month.
The first incident took place at about 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, when one of the suspects approached a 44-year-old man in front of 37-27 103rd Street and stated “Policia,” according to the NYPD.
The suspect then searched the victim’s pockets and took $500 from him before fleeing in a vehicle driven by another male.
The victim held onto the car and was dragged, police said. He sustained minor injuries.
On Saturday, July 21, the two suspects targeted a 54-year-old man in front of 80-11 Broadway at about 10:35 p.m. and asked the victim to show ID. The men snatched his wallet that contained $760 and then fled northbound on Broadway in a dark colored four-door sedan, police said. There were no injuries.
Police say the two men struck again at about 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, July 22, when they targeted a 51-year-old man at the intersection of 35th Avenue and 93rd Street. The pair asked the victim for ID and then snatched his wallet containing $1,000. They fled northbound on 93rd Street in a dark-colored, four-door sedan.
Both suspects are described as Hispanic. The police released video of a dark colored Toyota Prius used by the suspects and a sketch artists put together an image of one of the men.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782)
