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Crook was ‘Caught’ Red Handed on Camera The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault and robbery of a backpack on a subway train at Rockefeller Center. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice  February 28, 2024  MANHATTAN - A teenage straphanger was mugged inside a subway car at the Rockefeller Center Subway Station and cops said cameras caught him carrying the stolen item off the train.  At around 5:30 am on February 27, a 17-year-old male was sitting on a southbound F Train. As the train approached the Rockefeller Center Station, a man approached him. Cops said without warning the man punched the teen in the stomach and ripped the backpack out of the victim’s hands.  The attacker then fled the subway car and ran out of the station.  The NYPD released the surveillance video which shows the suspect running out of the subway car holding a backpack.  The suspect is described as a male with short hair who is six f...

Mugger Attacks Man, Age 91 The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a vicious attack on a 91-year-old man on the Upper East Side. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice February 7, 2024 MANHATTAN - A 91-year-old man was knocked to the ground and beaten by a mugger on the Upper East Side, cops said.  The NYPD released new surveillance video of a suspect in last week’s brutal attack on an elderly man in Yorkville.  At around 10:30 am on February 1, a 91-year-old man was walking in front of 350 East 86 th  Street on the Upper East Side. Cops said a man ran up to the senior and pushed the elderly man to the ground. The attacker then began punching the senior as he struggled laying on the sidewalk.  The attacker then tried to remove the victim’s wallet but left empty handed. The suspect ran off westbound on East 86th Street.   Cops said the victim sustained serious injuries in the attack. EMS transported the victim to St. Luke’s Ho...