Mugging

Police say that this man has been robbing school kids at knife point and demanding a dollar (Credit NYPD)

Cops On The Lookout For Brooklyn Mugger Targeting School Kids

On Wednesday morning he attempted to rob two boys and was successful in robbing a third. Later that afternoon he relieved another boy of his wallet in the vicinity of Smith and President streets, police said.

2013/05/23

Alhafeez Williams is accused of robbing former Newark Mayor Sharpe James. (credit: Newark Police)

Suspect Arrested In Mugging Of Former Newark Mayor

Police said Sharpe James was approached from behind by Alhafeez Williams Thursday, put in a choke hold and robbed of a gold chain.

2013/04/12

This image shows the suspect in a mugging at the Times Square subway station on March 25, 2013. (credit: NYPD)

VIDEO: NYPD Hunts Man Who Sucker Punched, Robbed Passenger At Times Square Subway Station

The incident took place took place just after midnight Monday morning, and was caught on tape.

2013/03/25

Baychester Robbery Suspect (credit: NYPD)

Police: Suspect Punched, Robbed 70-Year-Old Woman In The Bronx

Police said the suspect attacked a 70-year-old woman as she entered her apartment building in Baychester shortly after 7 p.m. on Feb. 7.

2013/03/14

VIDEO: NYPD Looking For Pair Of Suspects In Violent Manhattan Robbery

The female victim was walking on Riverside Drive when two male suspects approached her from behind and forcefully robbed her.

2013/01/30

NYPD: Gang Beat And Robbed Man In Late Night, Upper East Side, Mugging

The NYPD is asking the public for help in identifying five suspects who are wanted in connection with a robbery on the Upper East Side.

2013/01/26

East Harlem Elevator Mugger Strikes For The Eighth Time This Week

A 57-year-old man was attacked on Saturday morning, according to investigators, he was the mugger’s eighth victim. Police have released surveillance video of the suspect.

2013/01/26

Police say this man mugged a woman in a Queens elevator on Dec. 4, 2012. (credit: NYPD)

NYPD Hunts Man Who Mugged Queens Woman In An Elevator

The victim, 58, was threatened and pushed, police said. The mugger allegedly acted as though he had a gun.

2012/12/07

A police car drives by a downed tree in Red Hook, Brooklyn, after Hurricane Sandy caused extensive damage in the area. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Red Hook Residents Still Without Power, Heat

Buildings are darker than the darkest nights and the stench of garbage and rotted food lingers in the air.

2012/11/04

Police say Angel Anthony Cintron is the man wanted for a string of hypodermic needle robberies in the Bronx. (credit: NYPD)

Police: Hypodermic Needle-Wielding Robbery Suspect In Custody

Angel Anthony Cintron, 39, was picked up Monday by members of the NYPD in Yonkers after receiving a Crime Stoppers tip.

2012/10/01

Police Investigating Manhattan Hypodermic Needle Mugging

Police said they are investing to determine if the suspect, Angel Anthony Cintron, used a needle to threaten a 13-year-old boy into giving up his cell phone.

2012/09/30

Times Square subway station (file/credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Two Slashed During Fight In Times Square Subway Station

The brawl broke out at around 4:30 a.m. Friday. According to reports, two men were attacked by five others, who smashed a bottle over one victim’s head.

2012/08/17

SHOCK VIDEO: Man Passed Out On Sidewalk Robbed Of Literally Everything By Bar Patrons

It was a crime caught on tape — not once, or twice, but a whole series of thefts as bar patrons decide to strip a passed out man of his belongings rather than send for help.

2012/05/23