Two young-looking crooks robbed Central Park-goers — less than 24 hours after trio of teens busted for similar stick-up: cops

Two young-looking crooks robbed a pair of Central Park-goers in a late Tuesday heist – lower than 24 hours after three teenagers have been busted in an identical stick-up, cops mentioned. 

Investigators are probing whether or not the 2 incidents are linked to a bigger sample of heists throughout the park – presumably dedicated by migrants, legislation enforcement sources mentioned. 

The thieving duo approached two 20-year-old males at West 62nd Road and the West Drive round 10:40 p.m. and snatched up their jewellery, hat and vape pen, cops and sources mentioned. 

No accidents have been reported through the theft, cops mentioned. 

The suspects, who seemed to be of their teenagers, then ran off and have been nonetheless on the unfastened Wednesday.

The hold-up occurred only a day after three teen boys, 14, 16 and 17, have been busted within the theft of three different male victims, 15, 21 and 35 inside the enduring greenspace, authorities mentioned. 

The three male victims have been close to the park’s Grand Military Plaza at 59th Road and Fifth Avenue when 4 younger suspects approached them round 1 a.m., cops mentioned. 

One of many boys gestured as if he had a gun earlier than his accomplices ripped off the victims’ AirPods and jewellery, cops and sources mentioned. 

One of many crooks managed to get away after the stickup, however the different three quickly landed in cuffs, police mentioned. 

They have been every charged as adults with second-degree theft, a felony, cops mentioned. 

Whereas police haven’t formally confirmed a hyperlink to every other incidents within the park, legislation enforcement sources say investigators are probing whether or not each crimes are related to at the very least 5 different robberies within the park – courting again to June 27. 

Investigators additionally imagine the crimes have a “migrant nexus,” the sources mentioned.

In a kind of incidents from Aug. 1, a gang of as much as 20 folks, some believed to be as younger as 8, surrounded and robbed 37-year-old software program developer Julian De Flandres as he sat on a bench close to Wollman Rink. 

In an apparently unrelated incident round 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, an 82-year-old girl was strolling alongside the reservoir path at East ninety fifth Road and East Drive when a a lot youthful menace snarled, “You shouldn’t be right here” as he jogged by, cops mentioned.

He then shoved her to the bottom and stored working, police mentioned. 

The sufferer was taken to the Central Park Precinct, the place EMS staff handled her for minor accidents to her nostril, elbow and knee, cops mentioned. 

The attacker has not been caught. 

The Publish revealed final week that each robberies and assaults are skyrocketing in Central Park.

The park has seen a 222% spike within the variety of robberies reported thus far in 2024, in comparison with the identical level in 2023, NYPD knowledge present.

The 29 incidents reported thus far this 12 months already surpasses the full quantity reported in 2019, in accordance with the information.

Felonious assaults have jumped 100%, doubling from 5 to 10, and are up from seven in all of 2019, the information reveal.