Victim chased down, put in headlock, thrown up against window of apartment building during brazen robbery on Upper East Side of Manhattan
A woman was targeted by violent thugs who stole her cell phone during a brazen robbery in broad daylight in an upscale New York City neighborhood this week, according to reports.
The disturbing incident unfolded at around 3:45 p.m on Sunday on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
A 24-year-old woman was walking along a sidewalk when a pair of thieves ambushed her outside an apartment building near the intersection of Madison Avenue and 75th Street.
Surveillance footage of the attack has been circulating on social media.
Broad daylight iPhone robbery on Sunday at 3:45 p.m. at a building at E 75th Street and Madison Avenue.
Via @ABC7NY pic.twitter.com/GfVoeNZqYg
— Crime In NYC (@CrimeInNYC) February 6, 2024
The suspects, who appear to be a black male and black female, can be seen chasing the victim and throwing her against a window as they grab at her purse.
WANTED ROBBERY: 2/4/24 @NYPD19pct @ 3:00 PM vicinity of Madison Ave & E 75 St two unknown individuals approached the female victim placed her in a headlock, pulled her hair forcing her to the ground & forcibly removed her property. Any info call us at 800-577-TIPS pic.twitter.com/e2i6fqknXp
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) February 7, 2024
“[T]wo unknown individuals approached the female victim placed her in a headlock, pulled her hair forcing her to the ground & forcibly removed her property,” NYPD explained in a statement.
A doorman inside the building says the victim mouthed “help” as she was being pressed up against the glass and he rushed outside to intervene.
The suspects then claimed that the victim had taken a cell phone from them, confusing the doorman, who was unclear about what was happening.
“So, I stepped back because now I thought, am I aiding the thief? But that was enough for them, that little distraction,” the doorman told WABC.
The suspects brazenly continued the robbery, ultimately ripping the victim’s cell phone from her hands and running away laughing.
Other witnesses who watched the attack play out reportedly did nothing to help the victim.
No arrests have been made at the time of this writing, according to the latest available updates.
On Monday, NYPD arrested members of a Venezuelan gang who robbed at least 62 victims, nearly all of whom were female, often stealing their cell phones, which they then used to access Apple Pay and other financial features before wiping the devices and sending them to South America.
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