Online 'PlayStation For Sale' Advert Leads To Armed Robbery: NRPD

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — A PlayStation offered for sale online was the bait that drew victims into a dangerous situation, according to police.

Wednesday night, shortly before 10:45 p.m., New Rochelle police were called to the area near the intersection of Remington Place and Prince Street on a report of a robbery.

Two victims, ages 33 and 21, told police that they drove to New Rochelle to buy a Sony PlayStation that was offered for sale online. When they arrived in town, the people purportedly selling the game console directed the two men who hoped to buy the PlayStation to meet at a different location from what was originally agreed upon earlier.

The victims then met the suspects at the new location and both parties entered the victim’s vehicle. All four then drove to two more locations and ended up at the intersection of Remington Place and Prince Street. Once there, the suspects displayed handguns and took $300 from the driver, before fleeing on foot towards Lincoln Avenue, according to police.

The suspects are described by police as Black men in their late teens to early twenties, wearing all black clothing. New Rochelle police are asking that anyone with information about the robbery to call the non-emergency line at 914-654-2300.

The New Rochelle Police Department is also recommending that anyone involved in an internet-based sale use caution when meeting the seller and select a safe location, such as a local police department lobby.