"Investigators say the set of crimes started on March 9 in front of 210 St. Anne's Avenue at around 2:10pm. A male victim says he was approached by an unidentified individual who snatched the chain off his neck. The suspect attempted to punch the man but were unsuccessful and ran away."
"The second incident happened around 6:40 p.m. on March 11 in the vicinity of Brook Avenue and East 142nd St. Three unidentified individuals approached a 47-year-old male victim. One of the individuals displayed a firearm and snatched the victim's necklace from around his neck and removed roughly $80 from his right hand. The victim sustained minor injuries but was not hospitalized."
"Investigators say the terror continued in the when the group approached a 10-year-old boy on March 24 in the vicinity of East 142nd St and St. Ann's Avenue. Investigators say one man pulled out a knife, made verbal threats to the boy and demanded his jacket."
"The spree of crimes spread into Brooklyn when the men robbed a 20-year-old man on March 26 in the vicinity of Beverley Road and East 16th St. One of the men forcibly removed the victim's necklace from around his neck before getting into a gray Ford sedan and driving away."
Investigators report three men stole about $10,000 in cash and property during robberies across the Bronx and Brooklyn over two months. The crimes began March 9 near St. Anne's Avenue when a suspect snatched a chain from a victim’s neck and attempted to punch him before fleeing. On March 11 near Brook Avenue and East 142nd St., multiple individuals displayed a firearm, took a necklace, and removed about $80 from the victim’s hand. On March 24 near East 142nd St. and St. Ann’s Avenue, a knife was shown and threats were made to demand a jacket from a 10-year-old boy. Additional robberies occurred March 26 in Brooklyn and April 12 and May 4 back in the Bronx, involving necklace thefts and minor injuries.
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