The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying three male individuals who are sought in connection with a series of gunpoint robberies which took place in the 43rd, 44th, 47th, and 50th precincts. The men appear in the attached videos and photos which were taken in the vicinity of various incident locations.

Incident Number 1

On Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 at 7 p.m., in the vicinity of Grant Highway and West 169 Street, in the Mount Eden section of the Bronx, a 66-year-old male victim was walking on the street when two unknown men approached him from behind, displayed a firearm and demanded his property. The individuals then forcibly removed the victim’s jewelry and fled the location on foot to parts unknown.

The victim suffered pain and bruising, but refused medical attention at the scene. The victim’s property had an undetermined estimated value.

Incident Number 2

On Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 at approximately 7.20 p.m., in front of 4305 Byron Avenue in the Wakefield section of the Bronx, a 51-year-old man and a female companion were approached by two men who displayed a black firearm and removed the male victim’s neck chain with an approximate value of $7,000. The individuals fled on foot. There were no injuries.

Incident Number 3

On Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020 at approximately 1 a.m., on the corner of Albany Crescent and West 231 Street in the Kingsbridge Heights section of the Bronx, a 45-year-old male victim was approached by two men who displayed a black firearm and removed the man’s jewelry and personal property with an approximate value of $3,000. The individuals fled on foot. There were no injuries.

Incident Number 4

On Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 at approximately 4.30 p.m., in front of 3414 Bailey Place in the Kingsbridge Heights section of the Bronx, a 66-year-old male victim was approached by two men who displayed a silver firearm and removed the man’s jewelry with an approximate value of $1,000. The individuals fled in a black Honda four-door sedan. There were no injuries.

Incident Number 5

On Monday, Aug. 31, 2020 at approximately 1.25 a.m., in front of 4825 White Plains Road in the Wakefield section of the Bronx, a 43-year-old male victim was approached by three men who displayed firearms and removed the man’s jewelry with an approximate value of $13,000 as well as his car keys. The individuals fled on foot. There were no injuries.

Incident Number 6

On Monday, Aug. 31, 2020 at approximately 2.20 p.m., in front of 1832 Gleason Avenue in the Soundview section of the Bronx, a 32-year-old male victim was approached by three males who displayed a black firearm and removed the man’s jewelry and personal property with an approximate value of $8,000. The individuals fled on foot. There were no injuries.

The men are described as Black and in their twenties. Two of the men are 5 foot, 10 inches tall, and weigh between 160 and 170 pounds. The other man is 6 foot, 2 inches tall and weighs 250 pounds.

The first video shows Incident Number 1. The second video shows Incident Number 1 (two men in black T-shirts), Incident Number 2 (two men in grey T-shirts), Incident Number 4 (two men in white T-shirts), and Incident Number 6 (three men in multiple colored hoodies).

Anyone with information in regards to these incidents is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @ NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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