Police have put out an alert about eight suspects wanted in connection to a robbery that took place on the Upper East Side last month. NYPD officials are hoping members of the public can help them identify and locate the wanted individuals.
According to the report, a 19-year-old male was surrounded by the large group of robbers at about 1:15 a.m. on Saturday, July 20 in front of 14 East 60th Street (between Fifth and Madison avenues).
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“The individuals displayed knives and a firearm and demanded his property,” police say, adding that one of the suspects punched him in the face before the group “forcibly removed his cellphone and backpack.”
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The suspects then fled the location on foot, traveling westbound on 60th Street.
The victim sustained minor injuries but refused medical attention.
“The sought individuals are described as males, all with light complexion,” the report states. Police also shared the surveillance photos below and provided descriptions of what each suspect was last seen wearing.
- Individual #1 was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, red baseball cap, black jeans and black sneakers.
- Individual #2 was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black ski mask, black sweatpants and black and white sneakers.
- Individual #3 was last seen wearing a black ski mask, white t-shirt, black shorts and black sandals.
- Individual #4 was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, eyeglasses, black jeans and black sneakers.
- Individual #5 was last seen wearing a black ski mask, black and white hooded sweatshirt, white pants and white sneakers.
- Individual #6 was last seen wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, blue baseball cap and gray jeans.
- Individual #7 was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, black baseball cap, ski mask, light colored shorts and white sneakers.
- Individual #8 was last seen wearing a black and white hooded sweatshirt, black ski mask, black jeans and black and yellow sneakers.
Anyone with relevant 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website or by sending a direct message to @NYPDTips on Twitter. All calls are strictly confidential.
Any ambulatory male wearing a hoody sweatshirt and a face mask in the summer heat is probable cause for questioning.
If you see anybody wearing a sweatshirt when it’s in the 80’s (even at night), call 911 immediately. It always seems to be the usual suspects and when are people going to say enough is enough? Don’t their parents wonder where they are at 1:15 a.m.?