Two unidentified men are wanted in connection with four separate robberies that hit Woodhaven, South Richmond Hill, Richmond Hill and Jamaica over the span of about a week, with victims ranging from a 72-year-old Richmond Hill man knocked off his bicycle to a 21-year-old whose phone was snatched right out of his hands.
A Violent Start in Woodhaven
According to the Queens Chronicle, the first robbery took place on Sept. 22 at around 8:30 a.m. near 85th Road and 86th Street in Woodhaven. Police said the two perpetrators had a firearm and stole a 20-year-old man's motorized scooter before fleeing with it. All four incidents fall within the NYPD's 102nd and 103rd precincts.
The remaining three robberies all unfolded within a few minutes of each other on Sept. 30, suggesting a rapid, coordinated spree across neighboring sections of South Queens. Around 11:20 a.m., at 112-02 101st Avenue in South Richmond Hill, two unidentified males took a chain from a 31-year-old man and fled on foot to parts unknown. No injuries were reported in that incident.
Minutes Later, Two More Hits
Just nine minutes after the 11:20 a.m. chain robbery, at 11:29 a.m., two individuals approached a 72-year-old man at 91-49 116th Street in Richmond Hill, pushed him off his bicycle, punched him in the face and removed a chain from around his neck, the outlet's report states. The victim sustained minor injuries.
The spree's final stop came at 11:32 a.m. at 137-30 91st Avenue in Jamaica, where an unidentified individual allegedly snatched a phone directly from a 21-year-old man's hands before hopping onto a red motorized scooter driven by the second suspect, and the two sped off together. That robbery also produced no reported injuries, per the same Queens Chronicle account.
Surveillance images released by police show the two suspects riding that red scooter, both wearing facial coverings. One is described as wearing a dark gray hooded sweatshirt and denim jeans, while the other wore a lighter gray hooded Nike sweatshirt, dark pants and sneakers. shorenewsnetwork.com noted that the NYPD released the images as investigators continue working to identify the pair.
Robbery Numbers Climbing in Parts of the Area
The spree lands amid a mixed robbery picture in the precincts involved. Through Aug. 16, the 102nd Precinct had logged 99 robberies for the year, a 15.1 percent jump over the 86 recorded at the same point in 2025, according to QNS. The 103rd Precinct, by contrast, was down 7.2 percent over the same stretch, with 205 robberies compared to 221 a year earlier.
South Queens has seen other robbery patterns surface in recent months. QNS has separately reported on a suspect accused of robbing three 47-year-old men in South Richmond Hill across three separate incidents over three weeks, in one case allegedly brandishing a knife to take nearly $800 in cash, and in another snatching a necklace valued at roughly $7,000. The outlet also detailed necklace robberies in August targeting a 75-year-old woman for a $400 chain and a 71-year-old woman for one worth about $6,000. None of those cases have been confirmed as connected to the four robberies described by the Queens Chronicle.
The Queens Chronicle has also reported on a separate case in which police are seeking four people riding mopeds or motorcycles in connection with another series of robberies, underscoring how frequently two-wheeled vehicles have figured into recent Queens robbery patterns.
How to Submit a Tip
Police are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish speakers, 1 (888) 57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, by text to 274637 using TIP577, or through @NYPDTips on X. All tips are kept strictly confidential.
