Olinville: Three Sought for Armed Robbery of Cab Driver

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in this photo and video who they say is one of three people wanted in connection to a robbery that occurred at 3051 Olinville Avenue in Olinville on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the people seen in the attached photo and video who they say are wanted in connection to a robbery that occurred in Olinville.

Police said that on Saturday, Feb. 3, at around 00.30 a.m., in front of 3051 Olinville Avenue, three people got into a taxi, pointed a gun at the 25-year-old male driver and stole jewelry, a cellphone, a tablet, and around $370 dollars from him. They said the group then fled on foot southbound on Olinville Avenue. “There were no reported injuries,” an NYPD spokesperson said.

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in this video who they say are sought in connection to a robbery that occurred at 3051 Olinville Avenue in Olinville on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024.

Anyone with information regarding this incident 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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