Central Park Robberies Linked to Teenage Suspects
Two young-looking crooks robbed a pair of Central Park-goers in a late Tuesday heist – less than 24 hours after three teens were busted in a similar stick-up, cops said.
Investigators are probing whether the two incidents are linked to a larger pattern of heists within the park – possibly committed by migrants, law enforcement sources said.
The thieving duo approached two 20-year-old men at West 62nd Street and the West Drive around 10:40 p.m. and snatched up their jewelry, hat, and vape pen, cops and sources said.
No injuries were reported during the robbery, cops said.
The suspects, who appeared to be in their teens, then ran off and were still on the loose Wednesday.
The hold-up happened just a day after three teen boys, 14, 16, and 17, were busted in the robbery of three other male victims, 15, 21, and 35 inside the iconic greenspace, authorities said.
The three male victims were near the park’s Grand Army Plaza at 59th Street and Fifth Avenue when four young suspects approached them around 1 a.m., cops said.
One of the boys gestured as if he had a gun before his accomplices ripped off the victims’ AirPods and jewelry, cops and sources said.
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