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Group of Men Attack E-Bike Rider in Jackson Heights, Take His Bike

Suspects (NYPD)

Feb. 3, 2021 By Christian Murray

The police are looking for five men wanted for attacking a 40-year-old man and stealing his e-bike in Jackson Heights last month.

The NYPD released photos of two of the suspects today in connection to the robbery that took place on the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 74th Street on Friday, Jan. 1 at around 11:30 p.m.

The suspects allegedly punched and kicked the victim in the face. They then took his e-bike, valued at $1,200, as well as his iPhone XS valued at $700.

One of the unidentified men fled on the e-bike; the others left the scene on foot. The victim, who suffered pain and swelling to his face, was treated at the scene by EMS.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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