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(New York, NY/77WABC)-The NYPD is hoping the public can help identify two unidentified male suspects wanted in connection with a citywide robbery spree that began in January in the Bronx and Manhattan.
On January 21st the two suspects, one armed with a knife, demand cash from a 30-year-old male store worker at a combination grocery and bodega located at 38 West Fordham Road in the Bronx. They fled with $6,000 in cash.
The suspects are suspected of robbing a Shell gas station located at 1752 Webster Avenue in the Bronx on January 26th around 7 pm in the evening. They pushed a worker into a store display. One suspect displayed a knife, the other removed $1,200 from the register. They fled on foot.
The suspects are believed connected to two robberies in February. Shortly before 1 in the morning the suspects enter a deli combination grocery store at 1040 Grant Ave. in the Bronx. One suspect displayed a knife, the other demanded cash from a 20-year-old worker who complied. The suspects fled on foot with $600 in cash. The next day, Feb. 9th the NYPD says the two unidentified males enter a deli and grocery at 501 West 161 Street, in Manhattan. One suspect displayed a knife, the other male demanded cash from a 28-year-old female store worker. The worker complied and the unidentified males fled on foot with $500.
Workers were not hurt in all four incidents.
Police say the video surveillance was taken from the Shell Gas Station robbery on Jan. 26th:
One of the suspect has tattoos on both of his hands.
Anyone with information in regard to these incidents 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 Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
