Hero Doorman Fights Off Female, Male Muggers on Upper East Side

Woman Mugged on Upper East Side by Man and Woman Caught on Camera

The NYPD is searching for this woman and a man in connection with a brutal mugging on the Upper East Side. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Manhattan Voice 

February 7, 2024 

MANHATTAN - An Upper East Side resident escaped a violent mugging when a doorman chased away the violent robbers, the NYPD said. Cops are looking for a woman with pink hair and her male accomplice. 

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 woman 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 NYPD released a photo of a suspect in a mugging on the Upper East Side. -Photo by NYPD

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 first suspect is a female with a dark complexion and pink hair. She was last seen wearing a black bubble jacket and a gray jogging suit with white sneakers. She appears to have also been wearing a fanny pack or a purse around her waist. 

The second 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. 

All calls are strictly confidential.