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Police: Women Steal $13,000 Watch, Cash From 79-Year-Old Man At Park Avenue Hotel

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Two women are wanted for stealing an expensive watch and thousands of dollars in cash from a 79-year-old man at a Midtown Manhattan hotel, police said.

The allegedly robbery happened at the Loews Regency Hotel on Park Avenue back on May 8.

The women scratched up the man's face and then took off with his $13,000 watch and $3,000 in cash, police said.

Police have released surveillance video of the women waiting for an elevator at the hotel.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to 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 or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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