Tremont: Group Sought for Robbery

By DAVID GREENE

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the vehicle and perpetrators seen in this video in connection to a robbery that occurred in Tremont on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. Video courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the vehicle and perpetrators seen in the attached video and photos in connection to a robbery that occurred in Tremont.

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the vehicle and perpetrators seen in the attached video and photos. They said the group is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Tremont on Sunday, Nov. 17, 202.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

Police said that on Sunday, Nov. 17, at around 5 a.m., a 43-year-old man was approached by three unidentified individuals in front of 1805 Webster Avenue. They said the group were sitting inside a dark-colored vehicle before they exited, displaying a gun.

Police said they demanded the victim’s property and then stole his watch before fleeing in the dark-colored sedan, traveling northbound on Webster Avenue. They said the victim suffered a minor laceration to his right hand during the incident.

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/, or on X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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