New York police are searching for three teenage robbers who brutally assaulted a woman in Central Park earlier this month — as robberies in the greenspace continue to rise.
Police have released photos of three pale-faced robbers — believed to be between 15 and 17 years old — who approached a 27-year-old woman inside the park at 67 West Drive on Aug. 11 about 11:45 p.m.
He grabbed the woman's hand and began demanding his belongings from her, police said.
They snatched her phone and purse and later deducted money from her credit card, police said.
The suspects fled on foot, and the NYPD released a video and photos late Wednesday showing them entering a building’s lobby.
One of them, a thin man, was last seen wearing a white tank top, gray sweatpants, red and white sneakers and carrying a black cross-body bag, police said.
Police described the second suspect as a slender man who was last seen wearing a multicolored hat, a white T-shirt, black shorts, white sneakers and carrying a black cross-body bag.
The third teen is also described as skinny and was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, a black T-shirt and white shorts.
As of Thursday morning, the robberies did not appear to be part of a pattern, police said.
But earlier this month, an 11-year-old boy arrested in a Queens subway robbery was linked to a string of robberies committed by migrant children in Central Park, NYPD Patrol Chief John Chell revealed.
Chell said a group of about 12 migrant boys or young men were linked to about 10 robberies in Central Park.
Robberies inside the iconic park have more than doubled so far this year compared to the same period in 2023, according to the latest NYPD data updated Sunday.
According to the data, a total of 34 robberies have been registered so far this year, whereas 13 robberies were registered during the same period last year.
