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Crime & Mayhem

Armed Robbers Hold Up Man in Broad Daylight in Harlem, NYPD Says

July 28, 2016 4:04pm | Updated July 28, 2016 4:04pm

MANHATTAN — Two men ambushed a passenger in a parked car and robbed the victim at gunpoint in Harlem, the NYPD said.

The 48-year-old victim was sitting in the passenger seat of his car near East 118th Street and Manhattan Avenue at about 7:35 p.m. on June 21, when two men approached the car, the police said.

One man pulled out a silver gun while the other man demanded the victim's wallet, watch and car keys, according to the NYPD.

The robbers then fled the scene with the man's property, police said.

Police released security camera footage of two suspects.

 

Anyone with information can call NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

 

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