Video shows men hand over their jewelry, shoes in Morrisania robbery

One of the three suspects brandished a handgun as they approached the victims.

News 12 Staff

Sep 9, 2021, 11:58 AM

Updated 956 days ago

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Surveillance video released by police shows two men handing over their money and belongings - including their shoes - after being threatened at gunpoint in Morrisania.
The robbery happened shortly after 1 a.m. on Aug. 12, when three men hopped out of two vehicles at the corner of Franklin Avenue and E. 169th Street and approached the two victims, police say.
One of the three suspects brandished a handgun as they approached the 40 and 36-year-old men, according to police, leading the victims to take off and hand over the jewelry they were wearing, one of their cellphones, $130 in cash, and even one of the victims' shoes.
The suspects then drove off in a black Infiniti sedan and a silver Lexus sedan.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477.


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