Police are searching for a scooter-riding duo they say has targeted and robbed seniors in Manhattan.
One of the victims was an 85-year-old woman, the other a 76-year-old woman.
Authorities urge anyone with information to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA .According to the NYPD, police received a report of the scooter riding duo approaching an 85-year-old woman on Jan. 2 at around 10:30 p.m. on West 34 Street heading toward 8 Avenue in Midtown. Allegedly, the pair stole the woman's purse by force from her hand as they continued to ride the scooters on 8 Avenue northbound.
The woman sustained a minor injury to her hand and was transported by EMS to Lenox Hill Healthplex in stable condition, police said.Her stolen purse contained a bank card, personal identification and personal documents, according to the NYPD. The second incident allegedly tied to this duo took place on Saturday. It was this day at around 5:15 p.m. when the duo, once again on scooters, approached a 76-year-old woman walking eastbound on East 6 Street near Avenue A and attempted to forcibly remove her purse, causing her to fall to the ground.
In this incident, according to police, the pair was unsuccessful in stealing the purse and both fled on the scooters traveling on East 6 Street westbound towards 1 Avenue.
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