He could also be nicknamed the “Preppy Predator,” however police warn that an alleged robber in Manhattan needs to be thought-about extraordinarily harmful.
Police mentioned the robberies all begin the identical method: The suspect flashes a smile, asks a query — then assaults.
Out strolling her canine on Park Avenue and East twenty ninth Avenue a lady was stopped by a seemingly pleasant man in early November. He engages her in a fast and congenial dialog, however it’s all a part of his ruse, in accordance with the NYPD.
“These individuals come with a smile. They come with friendship. They come with a rouse of ‘Hey, how’s it going? Hey my friend, come over here,” mentioned NYPD Assistant Chief Jason Savino.
In video obtained by NBC New York, the man’s smile fades, after which there’s a wrestle. He might be seen making an attempt to tear the chain proper off the sufferer’s neck.
“Out of frustration, he takes our victim and throws her to the ground quite violently, with two dogs nonetheless. And throws her where? Into the trash,” Savino mentioned.
Only a half hour earlier than that incident, the identical two males might be seen: One dressed nicer, strolling round trying to find a sufferer, whereas the opposite on a scooter wears a sweatshirt with a white spider on the again.
“One individual will remain on the scooter, and that’s two fold. He acts as a look out and he also acts as a getaway driver,” Savino mentioned.
The “Preppy Predator” clothes the best way he does — seen carrying white sneakers, a inexperienced zip-up jacket and khaki shorts — in an effort to “blend in with everybody,” in accordance with Savino.
In one other surveillance video, the person befriended one other lady on the nook of Broadway and West forty sixth Avenue at dawn someday. His alleged accomplice in crime can also be seen watching from his scooter. The person is seen ripping the chain proper off his sufferer after which working to the scooter, as they make their getaway.
“He’s looking for somebody very specific. He’s looking for a middle-aged Asian female with a high end necklace. That’s who he’s looking for. And it’s quite disturbing,” Savino advised NBC New York.
Others close by who see or hear the assaults race over to assist the victims, police mentioned.
“Crowds of New Yorkers actually engaging our victim. Seeing if they’re OK. And in this incident they actually assisted that victim, helped that victim call 911,” mentioned Savino.
The 2 girls focused within the assaults weren’t critically damage. Anybody who acknowledges the boys seen within the video are requested to contact police.
