A bold pair of snatch-and-run thieves, one of them clad in flip flops, are targeting victims on the Upper East Side, according to the NYPD. So far, investigators say they’ve snatched one man’s computer while he wasn’t looking and almost also got away with a woman’s bag, with electronics inside.
Police say the pair of suspects act as a team, one of them swiping their victim’s property while the other acts as the getaway driver, sitting behind the wheel of a black Dodge Challenger with— you guessed it— a temporary paper tag on the back which is likely untraceable.
The first snatch-and-run heist was back on Saturday, August 6th, according to detectives, near York Avenue and East 72 Street.
It was just before 4:00 pm that afternoon, after a 59-year-old man said he had placed his MacBook computer on the ground while opening the door to his building. That’s when police say one suspect— dressed in all black— grabbed the laptop, then jumped in the waiting Dodge Challenger and took off.
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Surveillance images show one suspect wearing what appears to be slide-on flip flops, which aren’t exactly the best shoes for making a quick getaway— and police say that’s what happened when the duo struck again on the UES a few weeks later.
On Monday, August 29th, investigators say the duo tried their snatch-and-run routine with a 32-year-old woman, grabbing her bag— which contained electronics— from behind and ripping it from her grasp.
This time around, police say the suspect didn’t get away from the scene, near East 80th Street and Madison Avenue, so easily— the woman who had just had her property stolen chased down the suspect and was able to get her bag back.
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Thankfully, no one has been hurt during these thefts, according to police. Both suspects are described by police as men with a slim build in their early to mid-twenties. One suspect wears all black while the wheelman is seen in a green shirt.
If you recognize the suspects in these thefts or have any information that could help police, you’re asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477.
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