MANHATTAN — Police are searching for a group of youths suspected in a string of armed muggings against teens at a SoHo subway stop.
Cops say the four suspects, in their teens or early 20s, have committed three robberies at the Broadway-Lafayette station since August — with the third taking place last week.
All of the robberies took place in the early evening, between approximately 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., and targeted groups of three or four men.
Sources said that they made off with clothing the victims purchased, cellphones, cash and iPods.
In the first incident on Aug. 15, the suspects are accused of approaching a group of four men in a stairwell on the Houston Street side of the station. They brandished a pair of box cutters and fled with the victims’ property, according to the NYPD.
During the second incident, on Sept. 24, the suspects used a gun to intimidate their victims, who had just entered the station on the Lafayette Street side, according to the department.
The most recent robbery took place on Oct. 1, when police say the suspects, joined this time by a fifth assailant, approached three men on a southbound platform and pretended to have a knife.
Descriptions or the suspects are provided below:
1) Male, Black, 17-20 years old, 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-10, 190 lbs., with an unknown tattoo on his right arm
2) Male, Black, 17-20 years old, 5-foot-9, 180 lbs., with earrings in both ears
3) Male, Hispanic, 17-20 years old, 5-foot-10 to 6-feet with braided hair. He also has an “Eye of Horus” tattoo on his neck and a spider web tattoo on his left arm.
4) Female, Black, 18-20 years old, 5-foot-4, 120 lbs. She has the word "Hated,” with a picture of a rose, and the word "Loved" tattooed on her arm.
5) Male, Hispanic, 17-20 years old, 5-foot-10 to 6-foot-1, 190 lbs., with a piercing in his right eyebrow.
Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.
All calls are strictly confidential.
