QUEENS — A bike-riding thief has snatched at least 11 cellphones around Jackson Heights and Corona over the past month, police said Saturday.
Between June 25 - 30, the unidentified man snatched or attempted to take phones from 12 different victims, usually while riding a bicycle either late at night or early in the morning, police said.
In the June 25 incident, the suspect rode past a 46-year-old woman near Elmhurst Avenue and 92nd Street around 11 p.m., snatching an iPhone 6 from her hands as he cruised by, police said. A few hours later, he rode past a house near 92nd Street and 37th Avenue around 2:30 a.m. and snatched another iPhone 6 from a 36-year-old man's pocket, according to police.
Police said other incidents include:
►On July 8, at 1:45 a.m., the suspect allegedly approached a 46-year-old man at 37th Avenue and 99th Street and snatched his iPhone 5 from his hand, fleeing on foot westbound on 37th Avenue.
►On July 10, at 11:10 p.m., the cyclist rode past a man at the rear of 94-35 37th Avenue and snatched his iPhone 6 Plus from his back pocket. The 29-year-old victim kicked the bike's back tire, and the cyclist dropped the phone, which was recovered at the scene. The cyclist fled southbound on 95th Street.
►On July 16, at 4:30 a.m., the suspect approached a 31-year-old man from behind at 37th Avenue and Junction Boulevard and snatched his iPhone 6S.
►On July 17, at 4:30 a.m., the cyclist rode past a 19-year-old man at 35th Avenue and 93rd Street, and snatched his Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge from his hand.
►On July 18, at 1 a.m., the cyclist rode past a 65-year-old man at 37th Avenue and 74th Street and snatched his iPhone from his hand before riding away down 74th Street.
►On July 20, at 1:30 a.m., the cyclist rode past a 34-year-old man in front of 95-11 Roosevelt Avenue and grabbed his Samsung Galaxy Note 3 from his hand before fleeing northbound on 95th Street and 37th Street.
►On July 22, at 11 p.m., the suspect rode past a 24-year-old man at 37th Avenue and Warren Street and snatched his Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge from his hand before fleeing eastbound on 37th Avenue.
►On July 28, around 9:30 p.m., the cyclist rode past a 43-year-old man at 104th Street and 37th Avenue, and snatched his Samsung Galaxy 6H from his hand before fleeing westbound on 37th Avenue.
►On July 29, at 7:10 p.m., the cyclist rode past a 46-year-old man in front of 72-12 Northern Blvd. and snatched a Samsung Note 4 from his hand before fleeing southbound on 74th Street.
►On July 30, at 1:10 a.m., the cyclist rode past a 30-year-old man in front of 34-23 103rd St. and snatched his Samsung Galaxy Edge 6 from his hand before riding away towards Roosevelt Avenue.
None of the victims were injured, police said.
Police on Saturday released surveillance video from the July 30 incident.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782), or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
