NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are looking for a violent armed robbery crew that struck five people across Queens and the Bronx in less than three hours this week.
The NYPD released an image Thursday of one of the members sought.
The first robbery happened on March 4 around 9:09 p.m. when a 34-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman were at the 285 E. 233rd St. gas station in Woodlawn when two men approached the male victim, displayed a firearm, and forcibly removed his phones and jewelry.
The suspects then fled to an unknown location in the female victim's vehicle. A third man fled the scene in an unknown van.
Nearly an hour later, a 38-year-old man was walking near the intersection of 58th Street and 37th Avenue in Woodside when four suspects pushed him to the ground, displayed a firearm and then forcibly removed the victim's wallet, which contained credit cards, identification documents and $60.
The individuals fled the scene in a dark-colored sedan, heading northbound on 58th Street to parts unknown. The victim sustained minor injuries but refused medical attention on the scene.
Then around 11 p.m., a 48-year-old man was working at 138-54 Drive in Maspeth when three members of the crew pushed him to the ground, displayed a firearm and forcibly removed his cellphone, identification documents and $20, police said. The individuals fled the location in a dark-colored vehicle to parts unknown.
About 45 minutes later, a 57-year-old man was walking near the vicinity of 107th Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard in South Ozone Park when three members approached him, displayed a firearm and forcibly removed his wallet. The individuals, once again, fled the location in a dark-colored vehicle to parts unknown.
Police said two members of the crew lastly targeted a 53-year-old man who was in the vicinity of 126th Street and Sixth Avenue in College Point around midnight, displayed firearms and forcibly removed his debit card, identification documents and $1,800.
The individuals pistol-whipped the man, leaving him with minor injuries to his head and left knee, which were treated on scene. The group fled the location in the same vehicle, going northbound on 126th Street to parts unknown.
Anyone with information in regard to these incidents is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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