The rotten Big Apple: NYC’s crime spree continues as brazen robber steals $17,000 from man, 66, after dragging him down Queens sidewalk – and girl is trapped and mugged in subway turnstile
- New York City’s out-of-control crime is on full show as movies present a 66-year-old man was robbed in broad daylight and a girl was trapped in a turnstile
- Both incidents have been recorded on video and launched by police as they try to warn residents of the criminals
- The 66-year-old was robbed of $17,000 when a man dragged him down the road for the bag of cash, earlier than punching him till he let go
- A lady was trapped in a Queens turnstile by a man who robbed her of her metro card on October 11, however Rene Castellanos was charged on Saturday
- Transit-related crimes have elevated 43 per cent within the final 12 months, whereas grand larcenies are up a whopping 43 per cent
A brazen robber was recorded dragging an old man via the streets, whereas one other trapped a girl in a subway turnstile to steal her metro card – within the newest surge of New York City crime.
The 66-year-old man, who was attacked in Queens on Saturday, was robbed of $17,000 when a violent man beat him for the bag of cash.
He was dragged kicking and screaming ‘assist!’ down the Middle Village sidewalk as the 2 struggled over the bag in broad daylight.
The mugger ultimately stomped on the man’s head and repeatedly punched him within the face, forcing him to let go of his cash.
The thief then ran away and hopped right into a purple Ford Fusion, which police say was pushed by an confederate.
Police launched photos of the 2 males who robbed a 66-year-old man of $17,000 in broad daylight by dragging him down the road and beating him for the cash
One suspect ran up and hit the man earlier than dragging him down the sidewalk – however the 66-year-old held on tight to his cash as lengthy as he might
Seeing that the man was not giving up the cash simply, the brazen mugger started punching the man repeatedly within the face till he let go
The thief then fled with the cash and jumped right into a purple Ford Fusion, which was pushed by an confederate
Police additionally launched photos of the 2 in an try warn different metropolis residents and convey the overwhelmed man justice.
The NYPD additionally arrested a man on Saturday who was caught on digicam trapping a girl in a subway turnstile and forcing her to flip over her metro card.
Rene Castellanos, 61, trapped the 26-year-old girl for a number of minutes on the Rego Park subway station in Queens on October 11.
Police allege Castellanos first requested the girl to use her metro card, however when she refused, he compelled himself contained in the turnstile and grabbed her pockets.
He then took the metro card and dropped the pockets. While fees towards Castellanos are sealed, he’s reportedly going through larceny fees.
This newest subway incident happens as crime within the metropolis is up over 31 per cent from final yr.
Driving the rise is a greater than 35 per cent improve within the variety of robberies, and a 32.4 p.c improve in burglaries.
Rene Castellanos, 61, trapped a girl in a subway turnstile earlier than demanding she flip over her metro card
When the girl refused to flip it over, Castellanos entered the turnstile and grabbed her pockets earlier than taking the metro card and tossing the pockets on the ground
Crime in New York City has been working rampant, up total by 31.8 per cent on final yr, with theft up a surprising 35.5 per cent
Felony assaults are additionally up 15 per cent over final yr, whereas grand larcenies are up a whopping 43 per cent.
But Mayor Eric Adams fled the crumbling metropolis on the finish of September to go to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, which he refers to as New York’s ‘sixth borough.’
Transit-related crimes have elevated 43 per cent within the final 12 months as well as to a 16 per cent development in felony assault fees, in accordance to police records.
There have been 1,165 crimes reported within the metropolis transit system for the interval final yr in contrast to 1,670 this yr.
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