A pair of brazen thieves stole greater than $23,000 in jewellery and money throughout a string of gunpoint robberies on the streets of the Big Apple final week, authorities mentioned.
One of the 2 males started the spree round 5:20 a.m. Friday, concentrating on two ladies, 27 and 32, outdoors a magnificence salon on Grand Concourse close to East 183rd Street in Fordham Heights, police mentioned.
He allegedly flashed a gun earlier than yanking jewellery – price $8,000 – off the necks of each victims.
The older sufferer suffered minor scratches and bruising, and the youthful lady was not damage.
The gunman fled in a darkish grey BMW X5, heading north on Grand Concourse, cops mentioned.
The subsequent day round 7:25 a.m., cops say a person acquired out of a darkish grey BMW X5 and approached a 40-year-old sufferer contained in the No. 1 practice station at Nagle Avenue and Dyckman Street within the Fort George part of Manhattan.
The suspect displayed a gun and pistol-whipped the sufferer with it, earlier than grabbing his jewellery, and a pockets holding bank cards in addition to $1,200, cops mentioned.
The worth of the jewellery was not recognized.
The gunman then took off in the identical automobile, with another person behind the wheel, police mentioned.
The sufferer suffered minor bruising and scratches. He was not hospitalized.
Later that morning, two suspects barged right into a barbershop on East 169th Street close to Morris Avenue within the Claremont Village part of the Bronx round 10:15 a.m., cops mentioned.
They pulled a gun on a 50-year-old man earlier than pistol-whipping him and snatching about $14,000 price of bijou from his neck and wrist, authorities mentioned.
Again, the pair fled within the dark-colored BMW.
The sufferer suffered a lower on his brow, however was not hospitalized.
Cops launched pictures of the suspects, each of whom are believed to be of their early 20s, between 160 and 170 kilos and round 5-foot-8.
One of the boys is described as having a lightweight complexion, with a tattoo on his proper hand. He was final seen carrying a black Nike jacket and grey sneakers.
The different suspect has a medium complexion and was final seen carrying all-black clothes and white and blue sneakers.
