Fender Bender Turns Violent / Queens

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts of the unidentified male who is seen in the attached photo and video and is sought in connection with a robbery within the confines of the 115th Precinct. Details are as follows:

It was reported to police that on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 1901 hours, in front of 32-53 70 Street, Victim #1, a 23-year-old male, was operating a white Nissan Sentra, with Victim #2, a 55-year-old male, as a passenger, and was exiting a parking lot when he collided with an unidentified male who was operating a grey Honda Accord. The victims and the unidentified male and his female passenger exited their respective vehicles and the unidentified male demanded payment for the damage to his vehicle. The dispute escalated when the unidentified male began punching both victims in their faces. The unidentified male removed Victim #1’s Samsung cellphone and Victim #2’s Samsung cellphone and wallet, which contained ID and bank cards. The victims refused medical attention. The unidentified male and his female passenger fled in the grey Honda Accord.

A photo and a video of the incident are attached. Victim #1 is seen wearing a green vest. Victim #2 is seen wearing all black. In addition the individuals described above, several male bystanders are also seen in the video.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident 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 at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.