Police are looking for help in identifying and locating two suspects wanted in connection with a livery cab robbery in the Fordham-Bedford neighborhood.
On Saturday, Nov. 24, at 11 p.m. inside a livery cab near the corner of East 198th Street and Briggs Avenue, one of the suspects brandished a knife and demanded property from the driver. The victim complied, and both suspects fled with the victim’s property in an unknown direction. No injuries were reported.
The suspect who held up the knife is described as being a black male, approximately 5-feet-8-inches tall and weighing 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a light-colored hooded sweatshirt and black hat.
The other suspect is described as being a black male, approximately 5-feet-11-inches tall and weighing 220 pounds, with a moustache. He was last seen wearing a light-colored sweat suit and a light-colored scarf worn around his head.
Ed. Note: Anyone with information in regard to this incident can call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. You can also submit tips by logging on to the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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