Police have released this video of a suspect attempting to rob a woman in an elevator in Washington Heights on June 9.
The police are looking for a man wanted for at least one robbery and one attempted robbery in Washington Heights since June.
Police have released a video of the latest attack on Thu., June 9 around noon when the suspect followed a 29-year-old Hispanic woman into an elevator of a residential building. The footage shows him shoving her against the wall and punching her before she fights him off. According to police the suspect had demanded the woman’s cell phone, but fled without it when she fought back. The victim received several bruises.
Police say the man in the video is also wanted in connection with a June 4 attack around 2 a.m. In that robbery a 26-year-old woman entered an apartment building in Washington Heights and the suspect grabbed her, pushed her into a wall, and demanded her cell phone. The suspect left when the victim complied.
Police did not release the address of either building where the attacks occurred.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic male between 5'8" and 5'10", weighing between 200 and 220 pounds. He is partially bald and has a slight beard.
Anyone with information in regards to these robberies is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. Tips can also be submitted by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Web site at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting 274637(CRIMES) then entering TIP577.
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