The NYPD is looking for two men who robbed four people in broad daylight in the confines of four different precincts across northern Queens on Sunday and Monday.
In the Feb. 13 incident, the two suspects approached a 45-year-old man in front of 111-15 75th Ave. in Forest Hills, between Queens Boulevard and Austin Street, when one of them pretended to have a firearm and forcibly removed $100 in cash before running off in an unknown direction. The 112th Precinct reported that the victim was not injured.
The two men pulled off the first of three robberies within the confines of the 114th Precinct in Astoria at around 7 a.m. on Feb. 12. Police said the suspects approached a 54-year-old man as he was walking past 25-24 45th St., where they threatened to use force against him before removing the victim’s property and running off. An NYPD spokeswoman said the perpetrators took the man’s iPhone valued at $800, $80 in cash and his credit cards.
Just 15 minutes later, the two men crossed over into the confines of the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights, where they came upon a 75-year-old man as he walked in front of 31-12 71st St. near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Police said the assailants punched the victim in the face multiple times and forcibly removed around $100 in cash and his credit cards before running off. The victim was treated at the scene by EMS.
The two suspects then headed east and struck in the 109th Precinct at noon on Feb. 12, when they attacked a 66-year-old man in front of 29-26 Union St. in Linden Hill, according to authorities. The two men punched the victim multiple times in the face and forcibly removed his credit cards and around $250 in cash, according to the NYPD spokeswoman, before they ran off in an unknown direction. The 109th Precinct in Flushing reported that the victim was treated at the scene by EMS.
The NYPD released surveillance photos of the two suspects on Feb. 13, as well as an image of a dark-colored SUV they used to get across the borough. One of the suspects wore a blue hooded jacket, green sweatpants, dark sneakers and a blue face mask. His accomplice wore a blue hooded jacket, blue jeans, dark sneakers and a blue face mask.
A reward of up to $3,500 is being offered for information that leads to their arrest. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.
