Thieves Snatch $4.1M In Jewelry From Men In Chelsea, Police Say

CHELSEA, NY — Thieves snatched more than $4.1 million in jewelry from men walking in Chelsea before fleeing in a Mercedes, police said.

In a pair of early morning robberies earlier this month, the victims were stripped of their baubles at gunpoint.

In the first, at 4:20 a.m. Aug. 14, a 47-year-old man and a 27-year-old man had just left TAO Downtown on Ninth Avenue and were walking on West 30th Street at Broadway when a black Mercedes pulled up, two men got out and one pulled out a gun, police said.

They took jewelry including multiple chains, necklaces, rings and a Richard Mille watch from the 47-year-old man and a medallion necklace worth $10,000 from the 27-year-old before taking off in the car, police said.

The second robbery took place just after 1 a.m. on Aug. 19th when police said a 34-year-old man had left the Pergola restaurant on West 28th Street and was walking toward Broadway when a black Mercedes pulled up and two men got out of the car, one with a gun.

They took a Cuban necklace, a tennis bracelet and an Audemar watch, all valued at $100,000, from the victim and fled.

One of the suspects is described as 5 foot tall and weighing 140 pounds, with the other 5-foot-2 and about 140 pounds, police said.

The vehicle that both men were passengers in is described as a black Mercedes Benz with an illuminated emblem on the front of the car, tinted windows and 5-point star rims. An unknown third person was driving the vehicle, police said.

Anyone with information regarding this pattern is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).