Police say they are searching for two armed robbers who have been terrorizing Upper Manhattan and Bronx bike riders over the last month in a string of violent
stickups. stickups.
The perpetrators next stuck up was that same weekend on March 17 at around 8:06 p.m. on University Avenue and West 170th Street. This time the men targeted a 23-year-old electric bike rider. Police say the robbers strolled up their victim and clutched his shoulder before punching him in the face. The culprits took little time to rest, returning to their robbing ways the very next night on March 18. This time the men set their sights on a 50-year-old man walking by a Harlem recreation center located at 2301 Amsterdam Ave. at around 7:30 p.m. Pointing a firearm at the man, they forcibly stole $1,300 in cash. The individuals fled on an electric bicycle to parts unknown. The victim did not report any injuries during this incident.
This time the pair continued their crimes that evening, again pushing a 48-year-old man off his electric bike at 1380 Riverside Drive around 25 minutes later. While one of the men shoved him to the ground the other stole his wallet containing $16.00 in cash. Both perpetrators fled the scene on the stolen electric bicycle to parts unknown. No injuries were reported.
The perpetrators fled on their mopeds northbound towards Highbridge Park. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.
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