Armed moped thieves commit a rash of thefts on affluent New Yorkers. Outside the Guggenheim, a man has his $12,000 Rolex stolen while a woman fights off two men on bicycles who are attempting to steal her jewellery.
Last week’s three most recent moped attacks in Manhattan occurred on Friday and Saturday in Inwood, Chelsea, and near the Guggenheim Museum on the Upper East Side.
On film, scoundrels on mopeds were captured jumping sidewalks and attempting to rob victims.
On Friday in Chelsea, a guy walking along West 23rd Street was robbed of his Rolex by a gang of robbers on a motorbike.
On Saturday, two women walking near the Guggenheim Museum on the Upper East Side were accosted by robbers.
They attempted to steal a jewelry from a woman, but she fought them off and they fled.
On the same day on Nagle Avenue in Inwood, two males attempted to steal a necklace from a 29-year-old victim.
The bikes lack license plates, making them more difficult for cops to locate. No arrests have been made
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Recent crimes in New York Public have been committed by armed moped robbers who drive aggressively into city sidewalks and attack unsuspecting victims.
Criminals stole a $12,000 watch from a man’s arm while he was walking in Chelsea over the weekend, and the following day, two women walking near the Guggenheim Museum on the Upper East Side fought off thieves on a scooter who attempted to steal their jewels.
A third assault occurred in Inwood. In all three, criminals on bicycles leap across the pavements, approach their unwary victims, and attempt to rob them.
According to NYPD data, there has been a 35 percent spike in major crimes in New York City since the same period previous year. The crime wave is fueled by robberies, grand larcenies, and car thefts.
Around 1 p.m. on Friday, a 64-year-old man traveling along West 23rd Street toward 7th Avenue in Chelsea was ambushed by a moped-riding suspect.
On dirt bikes and a scooter, thieves leapt the curb and surrounded him. Before fleeing, they stole a $12,000 Rolex watch from the victim’s wrist and knocked him to the ground. The right arm and hand of the victim sustained lacerations.
The following day, two other brazen moped thefts were recorded in Manhattan, including one near one of the city’s most prominent museums.
On Friday about 1 p.m., a 64-year-old man traveling along West 23rd Street toward 7th Avenue in Chelsea stole a $12,000 Rolex watch from the victim’s wrist and knocked him to the ground before fleeing.
On Saturday, a pair of brazen criminals rode up to two 28-year-old women who were walking along an Upper East Side sidewalk near the Guggenheim Museum.
The attack occurred at 12:17 p.m. on East 89th Street, according to the police, when the criminals attempted to steal a necklace from a woman, but she fought back, leading her to fall to the ground.
As her buddy attempts to remove her from danger, the passenger of the moped jumps off the bike and lunges at them, attempting to steal the necklace from the victim, who is now wrestling and kicking the robber on the sidewalk.
The two burglars gave up and fled empty-handed on the moped. The woman who was attacked, according to the police, sustained minor injuries but rejected medical care.
In Inwood, a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, two males on bicycles attempted to steal a necklace from an unwary victim walking on the sidewalk that same afternoon.
On Saturday, a pair of brazen criminals rode up to two 28-year-old women who were walking along an Upper East Side sidewalk near the Guggenheim Museum.
Police say thieves on a moped pursued a 29-year-old guy onto the sidewalk at the intersection of Nagle Avenue and Arden Street.
One robber controls the bicycle as the other reaches out and hits him in the head.
Three shots are claimed to have been fired as the robbers escape the area on the moped and a Good Samaritan intervenes. Nobody was hurt during the incident.
Miseal Romano told ABC7, “It’s great that the neighbors helped one other out.”
Even though it’s frightening, it’s pleasant to live in a community where everyone has each other’s back.
Two men on bicycles attempted to steal a necklace from an unwary victim walking on the sidewalk in Inwood, an Upper Manhattan neighborhood, on the same afternoon.
Residents informed ABC7 that it is common to see bicycles on the sidewalk, such as e-bikes used by deliverymen, thus New Yorkers are not always vigilant.
Numerous bikes, including those involved in the events over the weekend, lack registration plates, making it more difficult for police to locate them. No arrests have been made.
According to NYPD data, there has been a 35 percent spike in major crimes in New York City since the same period previous year. The crime wave is fueled by robberies, grand larcenies, and car thefts.
Through August 21, 2022, there were almost 3,000 more robberies recorded to the NYPD compared to the previous year.
Felony assaults and rapes are also on the rise compared to previous year, but the number of murders and shooting victims has decreased.
Mayor Eric Adams suggested he will not consider proposals to reduce the number of police officers in the city, but he will discourage NYPD personnel from engaging in ‘heavy-handed’ enforcement.
Police personnel are part of the mayor’s ‘public safety apparatus,’ he said last week, adding, ‘You can’t take police out of this equation,’ which includes addressing homelessness concerns and enhancing the quality of education.
He added that he had no plans to cease discussing crime in New York City, stating, “I’m not going to be inconsistent and not discuss the daily violence that has occurred in our cities.”
Felony assaults reached 16,692 by August 21, 2022, as opposed to 14,021 on the same date in 2021.
The United States and much of the rest of the world have been shocked by images of continued violence in New York City, and it is thought that these images are hindering efforts to draw employees and visitors back to the COVID-ravaged metropolis.