Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for armed robbers who targeted a 26-year-old woman in Corona and remain at large nearly two weeks later.
Police say three strangers approached the woman as she walked near the Playground for All Children in Flushing Meadows Corona Park at Corona Avenue and Saultell Avenue at around 4:20 a.m. on Friday, July 12. One of the perpetrators allegedly pulled out a small silver revolver and threatened the victim, while the others forcibly removed two yellow gold necklaces worth $2,000, according to the police report; however, an NYPD spokesman said it is not clear if that was the value of both chains or each one individually.
The three robbers drove away from the crime scene in a red sedan on Corona Avenue, police said.
The victim refused medical attention at the scene.
The NYPD released surveillance images of two of the three suspects and the getaway car on July 23. One is described as having a medium complexion with a large tattoo on his right shoulder. He wore a road green Boston Celtics jersey featuring the number 5 in white, a dark baseball cap and black pants. The second suspect is described as having a medium complexion and was wearing a dark blue Los Angeles Dodgers baseball cap, a white and tan sweat jacket and black sweatpants. Law enforcement sources said the third suspect is not described in the police report.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
Through July 21, the 110th Precinct has reported 285 robberies so far in 2024, 69 more than the 216 reported at the same point last year, an increase of 31.9%, according to the most recent CompStat report.
