Two individuals have been robbed of their cell telephones at knifepoint in a pair of late Thursday stick-ups on the Higher West Aspect – simply down the block from Central Park, cops stated.
Within the first heist round 7:15 p.m., a masked menace approached a 29-year-old man inside a constructing on West eighty fifth Avenue close to Columbus Avenue, flashed a knife and grabbed his cellular phone, police stated.
The suspect, described as a male with a darkish complexion, standing round 5-foot-8 and sporting a black face masks, inexperienced winter jacket, and dark-colored pants, fled on foot, authorities stated.
The sufferer was not harm, in accordance with police.
Then round 11 p.m., two brutes stormed as much as a 42-year-old girl on West 76th Avenue close to Columbus Avenue, displayed a knife, grabbed the sufferer’s telephone and shoved her to the bottom, cops stated.
The callous duo fled the scene, one on foot and the opposite on a Razor scooter, police stated.
The sufferer refused medical consideration on the scene, cops stated.
Each have been taken into custody a short while later with fees pending, and two knives have been recovered, police stated.
NYPD knowledge reveals that total felony crime has seen a few 33 p.c spike within the first few weeks of 2026, as of Sunday within the confines of the twentieth Precinct, which covers the world.
That uptick is pushed by surges in grand larcenies, with 39 reported in comparison with final yr’s 28; burglaries with 11 in comparison with six; and felony assaults with eight in comparison with 5.
