Thanksgiving Pickpockets Hit Upper West Side

NYPD Searching for Upper West Side Pickpockets

The NYPD is searching for these two men in connection with pickpocketing on the Upper West Side on Thanksgiving. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Manhattan Voice 

December 13, 2023 

MANHATTAN - A pair of pickpockets were so brazen that they robbed a woman in an area clearly marked as an NYPD security camera corridor on Thanksgiving, police said. 

Cops said the pair of pickpockets struck on the street at West 65^th Street and Central Park West near Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. 

At around 8:40 am on November 23, a 41-year-old woman was walking on Central Park West when she was approached by two men. Cops said one of the men distracted the woman, while the other reached into her purse and pulled out her cellphone and credit card. 

The NYPD said the woman’s stolen credit card was later used   without her authorization. The two suspects were captured on the NYPD’s surveillance cameras along the Central Park West corridor. 

The first suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and a medium build. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and black and white sneakers. 

The second suspect is described as a male with a light complexion. He was last seen wearing white and black flannel jacket, blue jeans and white shoes.  

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.