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Elderly NYC Couple Viciously Attacked, Robbed Of $18

Son Saves The Day But Only After Getting Beaten Up, Too

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Joseph Naimo, 81 and son Rocco , with black eye and stitches, after being beaten and mugged (Photo/Juliet Papa)

Joseph Naimo, 81 and son Rocco , with black eye and stitches, after being beaten and mugged (Photo/Juliet Papa)

Juliet Papa

Reporting Juliet Papa

NEW YORK (1010 WINS/CBS 2/AP) – Police on Staten Island are looking for a man and woman robbery team that viciously attacked an elderly couple as they were entering their home on Sunday night.

As CBS 2’s John Slattery reports from the Tompkinsville section is the borough, it was the victims’ son who put an end to the beatings.


Joseph Naimo tells 1010 WINS’ Juliet Papa that if his son hadn’t stepped in the attackers would’ve killed him and his wife

Joseph Naimo, 81, and his son, Rocco, were recovering Wednesday night from the beatings they received. Joseph’s wife, however, took the worst of the attack.

“They beat her up bad. They beat her up bad. They beat her up very bad,” Joseph said.

 Elderly NYC Couple Viciously Attacked, Robbed Of $18

Variety Store and residence of the Naimos who were mugged for $18 (Photo/Juliet Papa)

Linda Naimo, 74, is hospitalized with a broken nose, broken jaw and fractured skull, police told Police told 1010 WINS’ Juliet Papa.

Joseph Naimo, who had celebrated his birthday earlier in the day, suffered only cuts and bruises, but his 49-year-old son was visibly hurt, at the hands of the male and female robbery duo, suffering a gash above his left eye, which was also blackened.

The incident happened outside the building they own on Victory Boulevard, where they’ve operated a variety store for 40 years. They’d just closed the store and were entering the door to their apartment up above, when suddenly they were attacked from behind.

“The male kept on punching us, never stopped,” Joseph Naimo told 1010 WINS’ Juliet Papa. “Then when he stopped he just kept on saying, ‘Give me the money.’

“So, I took out a wallet with business cards and he reached in my pocket and took out $18,” he said.

Their son, who was upstairs, heard screaming, ran down and attempted to fight off the two intruders.

“I tried to get involved and tried to stop it. They started beating me up,” Rocco Naimo said. “They punched me continuously and hurt me.”

As for the two thugs who ran off, there were only vague descriptions. Joseph described the female assailant as “short and a little plump,” and that she wore a fur-trimmed hoody. The man was said to be around 6-feet tall.

“He’s an animal. That’s all I have to say. If it wasn’t for my son, I think he would have killed the two of us, for nothing,” Joseph Naimo said.

A police source told Slattery detectives have very little to go on, which is why they’re asking anyone who may know anything, to come forward.

Linda Naimo is being treated in an intensive care unit, in critical condition.

There is a $ 12,000 dollar reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the suspects.

If you have any information about this incident, you are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. Callers may remain anonymous.

Does this story annoy you to know end? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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  • Xian

    I’d wager big money that they’ve never seen the inside of a polling station, only a police station.

  • Chris

    New York city is unarmed. Provides a safe working environment for muggers, rapists, and robbers. I wonder if Mayor Bumburg has a concealed carry permit?

    • sunshine connie

      NOPE but he does have armed guards.

  • Peter

    In a situation like this, i hope that the perpetrators are given the treatment that you might find in a Mario Puzo novel.

  • STOP THE LOOTERS

    New Yorkers are wimps. If they had any guts they would take care of the feral animal population.

  • mdbuilder

    It’s as if these creeps see people as targets on a video game.

  • mtumba djibouti

    Concealed carry would help prevent these frequent crimes. Criminals need to fear the real possibility that their intended victims might have the means to protect themselves with lethal force. Even if most people chose to remain defenseless, criminals would not know for sure that every legal abiding citizen was helpless. Right now, by definition, every law abiding citizen is by definition known to be defenseless. That is a state of foolishness and danger.

  • joe wilson

    EVERYONE knows who DID it.

  • waterman

    can’t understand why the video has been deleted other than traffic from Drudge, unless those in the news room are worried about “political ramifications” from their posting. No doubt ex-slaves children are to blame; may I suggest we extend to them greater privileges and excuses so as to facilitate their “integration” into 21st century society? It’s only a matter of time before they finally catch up to us, or we to them.

    • Ben

      That is a 100% correct statement………..its a FACT, period……what a curse that a mere handful of greedy landowners inoculated this nation with this plague……

  • Rosa

    Every city puts up with these home grown terrorists. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton refer to them as human beings but Jackson and Sharpton have proven to us that they come from the same tribes. Animals. The race baiters only know that when they defend the animals, they get money for it by extortion.

    • taddeo

      Jesse said he was glad the guy following him was white!

  • Ralph

    They shouldn’t be out? By what right do animals have posession of our streets so that law-abiding citizens cannot go out on the streets they pay TAXES for whenever they want? And these people were coming home from WORK. Knowledgeble? Hardly. You sound like the typical appeaser who got us in this mess in the first place.

  • Winghunter

    There’s nothing like treason against the Second Amendment to get that violent crime as high as it can go, is there.

    New York City sheeple (DC, Chicago, Kalifornia, et all) are pathetic!

    • KS H

      I have a friend in the Bronx who told me that he can only carry a small pocket knife when he goes out in public, and wishes he could carry a pistol or semi auto for his own protection. I live where it is legal and he is in a much higher crime risk area. He needs it more than I do, so I pray for his safety. He is a street preacher. Loves people and feeds hungry cats that others would hurt for fun.

    • 1776

      Thou hast stated wisely. Our once strong Republic hath been weakened by those “leaders” whom ignore the Constiution/law of the land.

  • davinedc

    Wow so many are saying the suspects are black are they really sure they were black, if they seen the incident and was there why didnt they do something instead of standing there oops my bad that is because they were not there, so they really dont know who did it or what culture did it they just assumed that they were black WOW.

    • LeoMG

      Get your head out of the sand. The victim clearly stated both were black. 20% of the population committing 80% of the crime. What more evidence do you need?

      • Ben

        More like 12% commit 90+%……………………yet so many will not admit the obvious…………

    • jdb

      Reply to davinedc — Not really an assumption on the race thing. The story quotes the 81-year-old victim’s description of “the perps as a ‘tall’ black male, husky build, and a short black female with a stocky build.”

    • Ar Amytas

      Go live in the South side of Chicago, Preferrably around 79/87th and Stony, then come back with your ridicliously naive statement.

    • sunshine connie

      Guess you flunked reading in the lLITTLE RED SCHOOL?

    • PoorUA

      davinedc…obviously from DC…explains his reply, most likely cannot read and works in the WH

    • Flufight

      Congrats! You may be the dumbest person alive!

  • Weaver

    These are not humans. We are told that they are but their actions prove them other than human. 99.9% of them are from sperm donors who couldn’t parent a fly. From the moment of birth, they are government stamped because they were never thought of as human.

  • david

    what baffles me are the gutless cowards that stand and watch as atttacks like this happen.hiding behind the excuse they didnt want to get involved. their as bad as those carrying out the attacks. i pray that i will witness an act such as this someday because the outcome will be much different!! i fear we have become a nation of cowards..

    • Dan Armbruster

      You know David, if you had paid more attention in school you would have learned about the psychology of the “crowd” mentality. You also sound quite young and probably full of unused testosterone. I say you should have paid more attention in school as I also notice you don’t have the definition down regarding grammar. Ever hear of a “capital” letter? How about your use of “their” instead of “they’re”. Typing too fast? Or as I believe, either just lazy or stupid AND lazy.

  • Daniel

    Need the right to carry as wher I live az.

  • Cogito

    Hitler banned guns during “Krystalnacht” and proceeded to slaughter 6 million German Jews.

    In 1939 Hitler banned guns in all occupied European countries under penalty of death.

    Lenin banned guns and proceeded to slaughter 4 million Russian citizens that did not support his leftist ideology.

    Stalin banned guns and proceeded to slaughter 40 million Russian citizens that did not support his leftist ideology.

    Chairman Mao banned guns and proceeded to slaughter 37 million Chinese citizens that did not support his leftist ideology.

    Bobby Rush, Democrat Congressman from Chicago and former Black Panther who did 6 months in jail for posession of an illegal weapon, has authored legislation that will virtually ban guns.

    • Michael H.

      We’ve got that pesky little second amendment to deal with things like gun bans.

      Just because one congressman is putting forth legislation doesn’t mean it is going to be passed. If you knew how many bills wind up dying in committee or never even come up for a vote your head would spin.

      Democrats had control of Congress and the White House for how long? Guns are still widely available and easily attainable. Don’t worry so much.

      And don’t Godwin so early in your post. When the first word of your post is “Hitler” people tend to just ride on by and dismiss it.

  • Craig

    Round up the village folk!! The perps need to be beaten… Unmercifully.

  • Joe

    Yeah, how dare that elderly couple be out at night after they finished closing down their store for the day! Where do they think they are, America? That’s a pretty foolish statement you just made “knowledgable one”. You are part of the problem, tuck your head back in the sand where things are safe and peaceful.

    • Greta

      Amen.

  • Mike

    What do the perps look like so we can help find them? Based on the fact that all that information was omitted, I already know their race… But, no surprise there.

    • John Knight

      Don’t worry Mike, they all look the same.

  • Rn’s right

    Just a guess here but the suspects are Black.

  • danpa

    IF residence of NYC were allowed to carry guns, this may not have happened… i’d sue the Mayor for denial of my 2nd Amendment Rights for this…

  • TWG

    Such a civilized race. When are the “black leaders” going to step in and get their people to realize that enough is enough? Where are Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton and their calls for an end to the violence? When they stop acting like animals is when we will stop treating them as animals. I was not raised a racist and it sickens me that I am becoming racist, but there have been too many incidents of the type in this video above in recent years. Far too many packs of wild animals thinking it is cool to beat down one individual, or groups attacking groups as above. Enough is enough!

    • Judi

      So True!

  • Hale Merry

    They sure do censor quickly on this site!!! Communist mind controllers!!!!

    • Czechibr

      Too true, I left a comment about the 2nd Amendment and it seems that CBS also ignores the 1st.

  • jerseyjoey

    See, if they packed a Small but handy 38 this would be a different story, but your liberals rather you die in the streets but only after they steal your money and bs your vote first. And the DFA who calls themself knowledgable One You are a prime example of a liberal arse, you would cower by staying in at night: people like you embolden the crime by doing nothing.

  • DanTe

    Hey, The Good Samaritan changed it’s handle.

    But really, I know C_the_BS needs to improve traffic flow here. But their employees are so stupid when it comes to trolling it’s laughable. How much they pay you to do this?

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