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Two women beat, rob victims in their 60s at Manhattan subway station
Two women brutally robbed an elderly couple inside a subway station elevator last month, punching the victims several times before stealing the cell phone they were trying to use to photograph thei…
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Two women beat, rob victims in their 60s at Manhattan subway station
By
Isabel Keane
June 11, 2023 9:27am
Updated
Two women beat and robbed a man and woman in their 60s inside a the elevator of a Greenwich Village subway hub last month.
The ugly incident unfolded at the West 4 Street station at approximately 8 p.m. on Friday, May 26, cops said.
The two female suspects approached the 64-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman inside the subway station’s elevator, before they began punching the victims multiple times in a ferocious attack, the NYPD said.
Two women beat and robbed victims in their 60s inside a the elevator of a Manhattan subway station.DCPIThey then forcibly snatched the man’s cell phone after he tried to snap a pic of his assailants, according to the NYPD.
The women’s efforts to steal evidence of the attack were in vain as the NYPD released surveillance footage of the suspects — one of whom wore bright red pants and a dark T-shirt while her accomplice donned a bright red shirt and dark pants.
The woman in the dark shirt was seen pushing a blue shopping cart after the assault.
NYPD is asking anyone with information regarding the robbery to report it to Crime Stoppers. DCPIThe victims were taken to Lenox Health Greenwich Village by EMS and were treated for injuries while their attackers fled the scene on a southbound F train, cops said.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.