The NYPD is appealing to the public for help locating and identifying the five people seen in the attached photos who are sought in connection with a gunpoint robbery that occurred in the East Bronx, located in the 47th Precinct.

It was reported to police that on Sunday, August 25, at 3.10 a.m., in front of 3550 Boston Road in the Laconia section of the East Bronx, the group of five approached a 46-year-old male victim and a 63-year-old male victim who were seated at the location. One suspect displayed a gun and the others robbed the victims of jewelry, cell phones, credit and debit cards and approximately $180 in cash.

 

The first individual was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, dark colored jeans, a black baseball hat, a black mask and black sneakers. The second was last seen wearing a grey, hooded sweater, dark colored jeans, white sneakers, and a black mask.

 

The third suspect was last seen wearing a blue, hooded sweater, black pants, a black mask and grey sneakers. The fourth person was last seen wearing a red, hooded sweater, black and white striped pants, a black mask and black sneakers, and the fifth suspect was last seen wearing a black, “graphic,” hooded sweater, black pants, a black mask, and yellow sneakers.

 

Anyone with information regarding 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.