The NYPD is searching for two armed robbers who pulled off a heist of a Brinks armored vehicle as it made a cash drop-off in broad daylight at a Bank of America branch in St. Albans on Monday morning.
Police from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica responded to a 911 call of a robbery in progress at 205-02 Linden Blvd. at 8:48 a.m. on the corner of 205th Street, where officers were informed that the two suspects, wearing ski masks, approached the driver of the Brinks van and his security guard, pulled out firearms, and forcibly removed three bags, that reportedly contained $300,000.
An NYPD spokesman could not confirm the reports, saying the amount of stolen cash is still undetermined. The perpetrators removed a firearm from the 62-year-old Brinks security guard and then fled the crime scene in a black Chevy sedan that was last seen traveling westbound on Linden Boulevard toward Farmers Boulevard. The Brinks driver and security guard were not injured during the heist, according to the NYPD spokesman, who added that the suspects remain at large and the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this 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 confidential.
Through June 1, the 113th Precinct has reported 36 robberies so far in 2025, two dozen fewer than the 60 reported at the same point last year, a decline of 40%, according to the most recent CompStat report.
