Scooter Riding Muggers Rip Chains, Earrings Off at Least 10 Women Throughout NYC

Crooks Ripped Off Women Near Tourist Attractions Throughout Manhattan

Police are searching for these men in connection with a string of at least 10 chain snatchings throughout NYC. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Manhattan Voice

August 24, 2023

NEW YORK - From Katz’s Deli to Radio City Music Hall, a pair of scooter riding crooks are being sought in 10 robberies throughout Manhattan and Queens in which women had their necklaces and in some cases their earrings ripped from them, cops said. 

From Soho to Hells Kitchen to Midtown, cops said the same crew struck nine times throughout Manhattan over a two-week period. 

The first robbery occurred at around 1:45 am on August 5 in Soho. A 27-year-old woman was walking opposite 75 Thompson Street when the pair on the moped rode up behind her. Cops said one of the crooks ripped the woman’s chain off her neck and took off with an earring out of her right ear.  

The moped riding muggers MO remains the same in each case. They ride up behind a woman during the late evening or early morning hours, rip the chain from the victim’s neck and ride off. Cops said the same crew has robbed women near Katz’s Deli, Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Mall.  

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Investigators said the same crew struck in College Point Queens on August 20th. 

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.