Police Looking For Suspect In Brooklyn Robbery Pattern
While there were a pair of instances where nothing was taken, police said the suspect has gotten away with mostly jewelry, money and electronics.
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While there were a pair of instances where nothing was taken, police said the suspect has gotten away with mostly jewelry, money and electronics.
Authorities said the incident happened on Feb. 14 around 8:15 p.m. -- two blocks from Hostos Community College in the Inwood section.
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Authorities said on Jan. 17 at around 9:30 a.m., two suspects forcibly entered the room of the victims inside the Harlem Vista Hotel, located at 75 Macombs Place.
The three victims - all males - were all taken to Jamaica Hospital. CBS 2's Derricke Dennis reported that the injuries are not considered life-threatening.
The victim, a 25-year-old man, was approached by the suspects, who told him they liked and wanted his jacket, police said.
The suspects are still at large with the latest robbery coming on Jan. 21 at a gas station at 130th Street and Conduit Avenue in Ozone Park.
The female victim was walking on Riverside Drive when two male suspects approached her from behind and forcefully robbed her.
There was a 46-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man. Police are withholding their names, pending family notification.
The suspect, who was driving a late model Cadillac Escalade, drove alongside a 13-year-old girl on Northern Boulevard at 102nd Street in Corona and engaged her in a conversation, police said.
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Authorities said the attacker followed victims into elevators and assaulting them repeatedly by punching them in the face and head before robbing them.
Authorities said the suspect approached a 17-year-old victim and shot him once in the left leg.
At least four teen boys, 15-18, were caught on surveillance video attacking a man.
In all three incidents, the suspects posed as various workers, police said.
The incidents took place between July 21 and Nov. 26 of last year. The most recent crime took place on Maple Avenue in which the suspect took cash from a victim's purse.
Cops have released video of the suspects, who are described as teenagers between the ages of 16 and 17.
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The 42-year-old victim was jogging when she was thrown to the ground by the suspect, who removed her pants. However, the suspect fled the scene when the victim fought back, police said.
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The incident took place at around 11:45 a.m. That's when police say a man - described as a teenager wearing a grey sweatshirt and green pants - threw a woman to the ground and tried to remove her clothes.
The incident happened on December 20 around 9:30 a.m. at the 57-year-old victim's Morrisania apartment building on Washington Avenue.
