PARK SLOPE — Police released new photos Friday of a man suspected of robbing at least four elderly women, including a 91-year-old who he choked and beat as she begged him to leave her alone.
Police believe the suspect was behind recent home invasion robberies in Park Slope, Prospect Heights and and Ridgewood.
► On Jan. 20 on Myrtle Avenue and Weirfield Street in Ridgewood, when the robber followed a 76-year-old woman as she approached her house at about 5 p.m. When she reached the door, the robber put his hands over her mouth and forced her inside, police said. Once inside, the suspect threatened an 87-year-old man in the house with a knife and a gun and demanded money. He fled with $800, police said.
► On Feb. 11 at about 2:30 p.m., the suspect followed a 71-year-old woman into her house near Prospect Place and Sixth Avenue on the border or Prospect Heights and Park Slope, then stole $375 after hitting the woman and trying to tie her up, according to the NYPD.
► On March 2, the robber struck in Park Slope, following a 91-year-old woman into her home on Ninth Street near Prospect Park West and stealing about $170 from the woman while beating and choking her, police said.
► On March 19 at about 5:15 p.m., the same suspect followed a 43-year-old man into his home near Prospect Place and Carlton Avenue in Prospect Heights and demanded money, according to police. Then the robber spotted an 81-year-old woman in the building and approached her with a gun and boxcutter. The suspect stole $330.
The NYPD is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the suspect's arrest, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has added $1,000 of his own money to the reward pot.
Anyone with information about these incidents can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
