Police are hunting for a gang of thieves believed to have carried out 11 robberies during a five-month spree — all pulled off in a few-block area in the Bronx.
According to cops, between July 6 and Nov. 5, the thieves cornered 11 victims, most in the vicinity of E. 172nd St. and Sheridan Blvd., and stole items including cellphones, bikes, headphones, cash and jewelry. The victims ranged in age from 12- to 44- years-old, police said.
In several of the robberies, the gang also assaulted their victim and threatened them with a knife or a gun, police said.
Most of the robberies took place either late at night or early in the morning.
In the first incident, shortly after 11 p.m. on July 6, the group attacked a 19-year-old man walking near E. 172nd St. and Bronx River Ave. and stole his phone before running off, cops said.
The gang committed four similar robberies in August, four in September, one in October and one in November — all around E. 172nd St., according to police. In at least four of the heists, the thieves threatened their victim with a gun; one victim was pistol whipped, cops said.
None of the gang members have been identified, but one was caught on camera. Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying him and his associates.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.
