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8 suspects searched in queens and robberies and robberies of Bronx, the police say

8 suspects searched in queens and robberies and robberies of Bronx, the police say

The police searched on Wednesday eight suspects in three separate rows of robberies and robberies aimed at residents and businesses in Bronx and Queens.

According to NYPD officials, three people stole thousands of dollars from a grocery store, nail salon and another store that all share the same building on Queens Boulevard and 42nd Street from Sunnyside.

All three incidents took place on March 2 around 2 in the morning, the police said. The burglars threw themselves into each store, damaged the ATM and left with over $ 20,000 in a total. Officials said the thieves fled to a dark Mercedes Benz Gle with New Jersey registration plates.

Further to East in Queens, the police said they are looking for three people who have arranged to meet the victims to buy and sell items, just to beat and rob them instead.

All three incidents took place between February 14 and 22, from Flushing to fresh meadows, the police said. According to officials, one of the victims went to a local hospital with minor wounds, after meeting the robbers at Barclay Avenue and Kissena Boulevard, where they sprayed him with pepper, broke his nose and took his bag, which contained money and a mobile phone.

In another confrontation, the suspects stole a rolex from a victim who met at a building near 188th Street and 64th Avenue to sell the clock, according to NYPD. They hit him with his fist beforehand before running to a car to Horace Harding Expressway. They also assaulted another man who met Smart Street and 45th Avenue, stealing the money and the phone, the police said.

Meanwhile, in Bronx, the police said they were looking for two people who have snatched chains from several victims while riding on a bicycle. Officials said that six incidents took place between February 25 and March 6, all between 2:00 and 6:30 pm, most took place in Highbridge and Morris Heights, two others near West Farms. None of the victims, who included the age between 17 and 64, was injured, NYPD said.

Robberies, robberies and Larcenii Mari – thefts in which the total value of stolen goods exceeds $ 1,000 – all decreased in Queens and Bronx until this year, compared to the same period last year, Nypd The data shows. The groups are decreasing by one -digit percentages in both cities, while other thefts are down with two -digit percentages.

This is a developing story based on preliminary information from the police and can be updated.