Knife-Wielding E-Bike Thieves Rob Delivery Man On UWS, Cops Say

NEW YORK, NY — A group of thieves snatched two e-bikes on opposite sides of Manhattan last week, including from a delivery man in the Upper West Side, cops said.

The group of three first stole an e-bike from a 24-year-old man who was taking money out of an ATM in the Financial District around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 5, police said. The group came up to the man at 55 Water St. and grabbed him by the neck, police said.

They then took his red e-bike, valued at about $1,850, and stole $1,000 cash from his pockets, police said.

A few days later, the same group came up to a 34-year-old delivery man in front of 30 West 61st St., police said. The group restrained the delivery man just after 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 9 and took out a knife, police said.

They took the man's e-bike and cell phone before driving away, as they had in the first incident, in a dark blue Dodge minivan, police said.

Police have released photos of the getaway car and of each of the suspects.

Anyone with information in regard to these incidents 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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.