NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The NYPD released video footage on Wednesday of a group of armed men accused of stealing cash, jewelry, and designer sneakers from their victims in the Bronx last month.
The incident occurred just after 1 a.m. on Thursday, August 12, when three suspects approached a 40-year-old and a 36-year-old in the vicinity of 1299 Franklin Avenue in the Morrisania neighborhood, authorities said.
One suspect brandished a handgun as the trio demanded the victim's property, according to police.
The victims complied and handed over their jewelry, a cell phone and $130 in cash, officials said.
One victim is seen handing over the yellow sneakers that were on his feet.
The suspects then fled the scene inside two vehicles: a black Infiniti sedan westbound on East 169 Street and a Silver Lexus sedan northbound on Franklin Avenue, the NYPD said.
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Police describe the suspects as three Black male 20 to 30 years old.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
