Pink Haired Mugger, Chased by Hero Doorman, Arrested

Teen and Male Attacked Woman on Upper East Side 

The NYPD has arrested a 16-year-old girl in connection with the violent mugging on the Upper East Side in which a doorman chased off the attackers. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Manhattan Voice 

February 16, 2024 

MANHATTAN - Cops arrested a pink-haired teenager in connection with a violent mugging that was thwarted by a hero doorman, the NYPD said. 

Yesterday police arrested a 16-year-old female in connection with the Upper East Side mugging. The teen was charged with robbery. Police are not releasing the name of the suspect because she is a minor. 

The case made headlines because a local doorman chased off the attackers who had pinned the woman against the building he works in.

At around 3 pm on February 4, a 24-year-old female was walking on the Upper East Side in the vicinity of Madison Avenue and East 75^th Street across the street from the Frick Madison exhibit. 

Cops said a female with pink hair and a man ran up to the victim - the man placed the victim in a headlock and the woman pulled the victim’s hair dragging her to the ground. 

The attackers forcibly removed the victim’s cellphone and tried to remove other property. However, the victim broke free and ran to a nearby building. When the muggers followed, the building’s doorman forced the attackers back and they fled, cops said. 

The NYPD released surveillance video which shows the suspects fleeing from the scene.

The still outstanding suspect is a male with a dark complexion and medium build. He has a mustache. He was last seen wearing a two-tone hoodie- the top half is gray and the bottom half is black. He was also seen wearing blue jeans and black sneakers. 

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. 

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