Muggers attack, rob 67-year-old man in NYC: video
A crew of muggers attacked and robbed a 67-year-old man in the Bronx — returning for a second round as the victim struggled to get on his feet, new video shows.
Video released early Thursday by the NYPD shows at least four suspects chasing the victim on the sidewalk at East 151st Street and Courtlandt Avenue in Melrose around 2:30 a.m. August 15.
They knock him onto the sidewalk before one suspect throws a punch, the video shows.
The bandits surrounded the victim — who was lying on the sidewalk — and snatched his backpack, as well as $300, cops said.
After the suspects fled, the victim tried to get up, the video showed.
But the assailants didn’t stay away for long.
One attacker ran back up to the victim several seconds later and kicked him before the rest of the crew followed.
Another guy kicked him again before the suspects took off with the victim’s phone, according to cops and the video.
The crooks — who knocked out the victim’s tooth during the attack — then fled east on East 151st Street, cops said.
The victim also suffered numerous head and facial injuries, and was taken to Lincoln Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition.
All of the suspects — believed to be in their teens or early 20s — were still in the wind Wednesday morning, cops said.
