Thirteen suspects are wanted in connection to an early morning robbery at the Columbus Circle subway station.
The NYPD is on the hunt for thirteen unknown suspects who reportedly carried out an early morning attack and robbery against a lone victim.
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Police officials say the incident took place at approximately 1:15 a.m. on Wednesday, when the large group approached a 19-year-old man on the northbound D train platform at the Columbus Circle subway station.
“The individuals engaged the victim in conversation, repeatedly assaulted him, and then forcibly removed his coat, sneakers, and cellphone from his person” before fleeing, police say.
The victim sustained minor injuries and was transported by EMS to Roosevelt Hospital/Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition.
Surveillance video captured at the station shows the suspects hurriedly climbing the stairs and walking through the turnstile.
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Some of them are wearing face masks and at least one of the suspects can be seen smiling.
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Anyone with relevant information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by sending a direct message to @NYPDTips on Twitter.
Smiling. Umm, Yeah, Pulitzer, that’s what thieving a-holes do when they break the law, because they’ve won that round of Great City vs. Lousy City.
This is why I don’t ride the subway anymore. Busses are slower but somewhat safer. What is happening to my beloved City?
Jan 2023 vs Jan 2024
Murder DOWN
Rape DOWN
Felony Assault DOWN
Burglary DOWN
Grand Larceny Auto DOWN
Robbery UP
Grand Larceny UP
STATS show you are physically SAFER in NYC this year.
I bet this subway victim doesn’t feel that way
Yup.
2022:
7 people killed in the subway. 3.1 MILLION rides PER WORK DAY
140 people killed in sidewalks.
ZOMFG THE SUBWAYS ARE UNSAFE!!111!!!!!mathishard
Nobody believe these statistics, and you are anchoring to merely an even worse time.
I’m sure all of these criminals have long arrest records and just continue to be let out of jail to attack more law abiding citizens. We must change the way we vote in this city. No more Alvin Braggs.
Oh NYC Girl- you’re not from NYC.
Here’s how I know:
NYC folks are fair minded, tolerant, pro immigrant, liberal and well educated. They are anti guns, anti crime and anti hate. They are welcoming, pro democracy and willing to give everyone a fair shake. Being smart and well educated, they might spend a few minutes researching a subject on which they post their “feelings”, which is hateful and racist.
Braggs, who attended NYC school Trinity and then Harvard and Harvard Law, is super qualified and knows what he’s doing- and he is doing a great job for NYC. Obviously, there will be glitches, screw ups, aberrations.
You can read here: https://www.alvinbragg.com/achievements OR look below for a few highlights, paraphrased or copied:
1) CRIME- Alvin Bragg has worked tirelessly to deliver the safety Manhattan needs and the fairness we deserve – and we are starting to see results. In Alvin’s first year, shootings in Manhattan were down 20%, and homicides down 16% – both larger reductions than New York’s overall citywide rate. See my earlier comment with stats.
2) GUNS- Alvin is working together with the NYPD and other law enforcement agencies, and partnering with neighborhood interrupters and community groups to attack the problem from every possible angle to restore the sense of safety that we all deserve, including appointing the first ever Executive Assistant District Attorney for Gun Violence Prevention to lead the effort, dismantling gun trafficking operations, investing in Summer Youth Crime Prevention, hosting successful gun buyback events, and advocating for needed legislation including recently signed legislation mandating microstamping technology in pistols. In year to date gun cases, the DA Office went from a 91% prosecution rate in 2019 to a 95% rate now, and from 217 prosecutions to 473. In addition, it went from 147 indictments to 300, and from 131 convictions to 368.
3) HATE CRIMES: The District Attorney office secured $1.7 million funding to expand the Hate Crimes Unit and is not only investigating and prosecuting more hate crimes than ever before, but also conducting trainings with the NYPD on gathering evidence necessary to prosecute and providing outreach and advocacy that helps victims heal and addresses root causes. The office has a record number of hate crime cases pending and are vigorously pursuing accountability.
4) TRUMP and FRAUD- Bragg is one of very few Americans standing up to a charlatan Tax Fraud, Charity Thief and Convicted Rapist and most New Yorkers are fired up to see somebody standing up for our Democracy, our country.
Your post above follows in the same vain as Trump’s ruthlessly false comment on the “Central Park 5”- presumptive, blatantly racist and decidely NOT New York.
Bragg has blood on his hands. He’s incompetent and corrupt. Hochul is crooked for not firing him. We need to get tough on crime. We keep letting people out and it’s mostly the minorities said of getting killed because of this policy.
The usual suspects
Note that the suspect in today’s stabbing (March 25) was ALSO wearing black pants and a blue bubble jacket.
Huh.
The usual suspects.
Where are the police? They stand upstairs and occasionally look through a backpack. They should be ON the platforms where people are being shoved in the tracks and where the hoodlums roam searching for victims.
The “hoodlums” ain’t that dumb- typically, they ATTACK when the cops aren’t around.