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The suspects wanted for stealing a 71-year-old man’s debit card at the Chase Bank at 181 East 90th Street (and then unlawfully charging over $6,000 on it) are now also wanted in connection to a slew of similar incidents throughout the Upper East Side–along with a third suspect.
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Police say the three suspects are being sought for nine total incidents between May 8 and June 26, all involving elderly victims targeted while using ATM machines in the neighborhood. Each time, the victim’s card was stolen and quickly used to drain their accounts of thousands of dollars.
The suspects are believed to have stolen about $70,000 total since the start of their crime spree.
The June 2 incident reported last week was the second time the suspects targeted a victim at the Chase location on East 90th Street. On May 27, they also stole an 83-year-old woman’s card and withdrew $4,900 from it.
Here’s the full list of incidents:
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May 8 (1100 Third Ave): An 87-year-old man’s card was stolen and $6,000 withdrawn.
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May 14 (1495 York Ave): Two elderly women, aged 90 and 83, were targeted in separate incidents just an hour apart, resulting in combined losses of over $23,000. (About $20,000 was stolen from the 90-year-old victim.)
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May 19 (360 East 72nd St): $4,800 was stolen from a 72-year-old man.
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May 27 (181 East 90th St): An 83-year-old woman’s account was drained of $4,900 — the same location as the June 2 incident.
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June 5 (244 East 86th St): $5,300 was stolen from an 81-year-old woman
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June 19 (1495 York Ave): An 86-year-old woman had $23,900 stolen.
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June 26 (123 East 86th St): A 93-year-old woman’s card was used to make $1,500 in unauthorized withdrawals.
Police have released new surveillance images showing multiple suspects believed to be involved in these coordinated thefts. The suspects typically work in pairs or small groups, using distraction techniques to steal debit cards before fleeing and making rapid, large withdrawals.
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No injuries have been reported in any of the incidents, but police are urging vigilance — particularly for elderly New Yorkers conducting in-person banking.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted anonymously at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on X @NYPDTips.
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They need the money to pay for their immigration attorneys.
probably true
this makes no sense I cant pull more than 1k via ATM out of my account in a 24 hour period
Maybe elderly people should not use the ATM at night unless they have an escort with them. Daytime they go into the bank at the Teller Window to withdraw money. Many have canes or walkers so they are targeted by theives
Many of the elderly don’t have family close by so they have to go alone. One of the incidents occurred at around 11:30 am. Most branches have one or two ATMs inside the bank; I always use them if I’m alone. Security guards are scarce and are probably not considered a priority. What a sorry world we’re living in.
Security guards are completely worthless. The answer is holding your elected officials to account ,and replacing them as quickly as possible with people more concerned with law and order than all the nonsense far left Dems always seem to think is so important.
Note how she is over-dressed – probably from a shelter
Correct because of the heat, who would wear a winter jacket in 90 degree weather.