MANHATTAN — Two men suspected of robbing several Greenwich Village and SoHo businesses at gunpoint in October have allegedly continued their crime spree, police said.
The suspects entered the upscale West Village women's accessory shop M Z Wallace armed with a silver handgun around 5 p.m. on Tues., Nov. 8, and demanded money, the NYPD said. Police noted that the pair, who were caught on subway system surveillance cameras, left the 102 Christopher St. store with an undetermined amount of money and a laptop computer.
Two days later, at approximately 11 p.m., the suspects hit Westside Rare and Used Books at 2250 Broadway armed with a gun and made off with money, police said.
Around 5 p.m. the next day, Fri., Nov. 11, the suspects held up Spot doggie daycare and animal grooming at 105 W. 72nd St., police added.
On Sunday, Nov. 12, the suspects returned to the Village, robbing the 112 MacDougal St. location of Creperie, the NYPD said. They fled with money after entering the shop around 6 a.m., police added.
In October, the robbers struck the Seventh Avenue sex shop The Pleasure Chest, the high-end West Broadway leather goods store Braccialini, and EZ Pawn Corp. on West 14th Street, the NYPD said.
The suspects are described as being between 25 and 35 years old, police said. One suspect is described as standing between 5-foot-5 and 5-foot-7, and the other is described as standing 6 feet.
Anyone with information in regard to any of the robberies is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting tips to 274637(CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.
