"The NYPD says that the two suspects are responsible for crimes in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, and have been targeting people's jewelry, specifically necklaces. In some cases, it's just one suspect, in other cases it's two of them. The most recent robbery happened on Nov. 29 in Jackson Heights. Police said that around 5:30 p.m., a 16-year-old boy was asked about flower prices outside Food Town, when the thief tried to take his necklace, but was unsuccessful."
"Before that, on Thanksgiving, officers say a woman in her 30s was targeted in Brooklyn. The thieves made off with a necklace worth approximately $1,600, police said. The man who grabbed the necklace got on a black moped parked nearby and drove off. All told, police are investigating eight robberies going back as far as Oct. 17, when a 19-year-old woman in Queens was approached by a man on a moped, who snatched the pendant from off her neck."
Police are searching for two moped-riding suspects believed responsible for at least eight robberies across Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens targeting necklaces. Incidents have occurred since Oct. 17 and sometimes involve one rider, other times two. The most recent reported attempt occurred Nov. 29 in Jackson Heights when a 16-year-old boy was asked about flower prices and an assailant tried unsuccessfully to remove his necklace. On Thanksgiving, a woman in her 30s in Brooklyn lost a necklace valued at approximately $1,600 after a man grabbed it and fled on a black moped. Investigators have not released suspect descriptions and request public tips to the NYPD.
Read at FOX 5 New York
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