NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – Police are searching for at least two teen suspects in an armed robbery spree targeting subway riders at stations in the Bronx.
The NYPD released surveillance video Monday of two of the four robberies. One video shows a suspect riding a scooter in a station while flashing a gun. The second video shows a victim running from one of the suspects on a subway platform.
The most recent robbery was last Wednesday night at the 219th Street station in the Williamsbridge section.
Police said a 19-year-old man was sitting on a bench on a platform around 8 p.m. when a male suspect came up, displayed a gun and demanded property from the victim, who ran away down a staircase and was not injured.
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About 15 minutes earlier, a 15-year-old boy was leaving the Nereid Avenue station in the Wakefield section when two males came up to him. Police said one of the thieves took out a gun while the second stole the teen's iPhone and red Nike backpack, which contained a MacBook and bank card.
The two suspects fled, and the victim was not injured, police said.
The NYPD has also connected the teen suspects to two other robberies on the night of Oct. 31.
Police said a 16-year-old boy was sitting on a bench on a platform at the East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street station just after 10 p.m. when a robber on a scooter rode up and took out a gun. The thief demanded the victim's phone but fled empty-handed when the victim refused.
Less than 20 minutes later, a man and woman, both 26 years old, were exiting the same station when two teens came up to them and flashed a gun. The thieves stole the victims' property, including an iPhone, Apple AirPods and a wallet with $200 cash.
Police said three other individuals acted as lookouts during the holdup. After the robbery, they joined the two other suspects and fled the station. No injuries were reported.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
