NYPD Seeks Suspects Behind Local Robberies

By Y.M. Lowy

Police are searching for two suspects linked to recent purse robberies in Sunset Park, specifically on 58th and 59th Streets.

In the first incident, a 48-year-old woman was threatened with a gun and pushed down a staircase before the suspects stole her purse and fled on a motorized scooter.

In the second robbery, a 27-year-old woman was attacked and had her purse taken.

The robberies occurred on the nights of October 1 and October 16, and the NYPD has released images of the suspects.

NYPD asks anyone with information to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.