Woman Robbed On Upper East Side Street, Police Say

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify three people wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred on an Upper East Side street, police said.

A woman was walking on East 84th Street near Second Avenue around 5:15 p.m. Sunday when she was approached by three unknown men, police said. One of the men snatched a cellphone from the women's hands and the group ran off heading west down East 84th Street, police said.

The woman was not harmed during the robbery, police said.

Update: One of the robbers was arrested Tuesday.

Police released photos of the three suspects. All three are described as men with a slim build, police said. One of the men was wearing a red knit cap, a black and gray hooded sweater, blue jeans and white sneakers, another was wearing a gray knit cap, a black hooded jacket, blue jeans and black sneakers and the third was wearing a black hooded sweater, gray sweatpants and black sneakers.

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

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