Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are looking for a trio of robbers who targeted two people at the same location, just over a month apart, near Captain Tilly Park in Jamaica Hills.
The first incident occurred during the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 12, near the intersection of Gothic Drive and 167th Street when three strangers approached a 33-year-old woman at around 4:30 p.m. and forcibly removed her purse containing two cell phones and other personal property before running off in an unknown direction.
The three suspects struck again at the same location on Wednesday, Nov. 13, when they approached a 36-year-old man just after 5:30 p.m. and forcibly removed two cell phones before running off in an unknown direction, police said on Wednesday, adding that both victims refused medical attention at the scene.
The NYPD released surveillance images of the suspects on Wednesday and described them as having dark complexions and being approximately 17-to-22 years old. One wore a white T-shirt, black pants, and black sneakers, while the second robber wore a black long-sleeved shirt, black sweatpants, black sneakers, and a blue drug. The third man wore a black T-shirt, black sweatpants, black sneakers, and a gold durag.
A reward of up to $3,500 is offered for information leading to their arrest.
Anyone with information regarding this robbery investigation 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 at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
Through Nov. 17, the 107th Precinct has reported 104 robberies so far in 2024, 25 fewer than the 129 reported at the same point last year, a decline of 19.4%, according to the most recent CompStat report.
