NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – Police are searching for three women suspected of robbing two cabbies at gunpoint in just two hours last week, including a brazen holdup outside the Chrysler Building.
The NYPD released images of the suspects Tuesday as they continue to search for them in the Nov. 20 crime spree.
The first cabbie, a 60-year-old man, was robbed at 1:10 a.m. outside the Chrysler Building on Lexington Avenue in Midtown.
The three women, who were his passengers, brandished a gun and stole his cellphone, police said. They fled into the Grand Central–42nd Street subway station.
Less than two hours later in the Bronx, the women targeted a 59-year-old cabbie as he dropped them off around 3 a.m. at East 180th Street and Ryer Avenue in Fordham Heights.
The women again pulled a gun and stole the victim's cellphone and wallet, which contained $210, before fleeing the area, police said.
Neither cabbie was injured during the robberies, according to cops.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.