According to the NYPD, in each case, the male victims communicated, via Facebook, apparently with a woman. They said the various men and the woman allegedly agreed to meet at various motels at agreed times.

Police said once the victims and the woman were inside the motel room, the woman would allegedly instruct the men to take a shower, and while they were in the bathroom, she would allegedly let another woman and man into the room. When the victims would exit the bathroom, both the second woman and the man [who were let into the room by the first woman] would allegedly display guns and threaten to shoot the male victims.

Police said the group of three, acting in concert, would then allegedly use duct tape to bind the victims and allegedly proceed to rob them of their personal belongings, including cash and cellphones. Police said the group would then flee the location, allegedly taking the victims’ clothing with them. Police said no physical injuries which required hospitalization were reported following any of the reported incidents.

Police said the first incident occurred on Thursday, July 7, at around 6 p.m., inside Wheeler Hotel Bronx, located at 1162 Wheeler Avenue in Soundview, in the 43rd Precinct, and involved a 31-year-old male victim.

They said the second occurred on Saturday, July 16, at around 00.40 a.m., inside Crown Motor Inn, located at 3320 Boston Road in the Laconia section of the East Bronx, in the 47th Precinct, and involved a 31-year-old male victim.

They said the third incident occurred on Sunday, July 17, at around 3 p.m., inside of the Friendly Motor Inn, located at 1119 East Gun Hill Road in Williamsbridge, also in the 47th Precinct, and involved a 48-year-old male victim.

Police said the fourth incident took place on Sunday, July 24, at around 8.30 p.m., inside Van Cortlandt Motel, located at 6393 Broadway in North Riverdale, in the 50th Precinct, and involved a 46-year-old male victim.

They said the fifth incident occurred on Tuesday, July 26, at approximately 11 p.m., inside the Sheridan Hotel, located at 1440 Sheridan Boulevard, located southeast of Charlotte Gardens, in the 43rd Precinct, and involved a 45-year-old male victim.

According to the NYPD, the first individual (Individual 1) sought is described as female, is around 25 years of age, is 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs around 200 pounds and has a heavy build, a medium complexion, black hair, has tattoos on both arms and wears eyeglasses. Police said this is the individual the victims allegedly communicate with online and initially meet at the motel.

Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the NYPD announced on Aug. 31 that an additional incident was later added to the robbery pattern, along with updated surveillance photos.

They said a seventh incident, which also took place in the 47th precinct, occurred on Monday, July 25, at around 8 p.m. They said a 42-year-old male victim was inside 3701 White Plains Road (El Rancho Motel) in Olinville where he and a woman had agreed to meet. They said that while at the motel, two unidentified men and an unidentified woman allegedly entered the hotel room and one of the group allegedly displayed a black gun and forced the victim to log into his cellphone and wire them cash.

The victim complied after being threatened, and wired approximately $1,600 from his bank account. The group fled to parts unknown, and police said there were no physical injuries reported as a result of the incident.

The first individual involved in this particular incident was estimated to be a 25-year-old woman, was 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighed 200 pounds, had a heavy build, a medium complexion, black hair, tattoos on both arms, and wore eyeglasses. Police said this was the woman the male victim allegedly communicated with online and initially met at the motel.

The second individual was estimated to be a 40-year-old woman, was 4 feet, 11 inches tall, weighed around 140 pounds, had a heavy build, a medium complexion and black hair.