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University Heights: Two Sought for Daylight Armed Robbery

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By SÍLE MOLONEY
THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a gunpoint robbery that occurred in University Heights on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD

 

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating two people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a gunpoint robbery that occurred in University Heights.

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a gunpoint robbery that occurred on Sunday, April 30, 2023.
Photo by Síle Moloney

An NYPD spokesperson said that on Sunday, April 30, at around 10.15 a.m., a 24-year-old man was in front of 25 West 184th Street when two unidentified people approached him, displayed a gun and stole the victim’s necklace. No physical injuries were reported as a result of the incident, police said.

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a gunpoint robbery that occurred on Sunday, April 30, 2023. 
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

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.

 

 

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