Man Raids Mailroom Of Upper West Side Building 3 Times, Police Say

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Police are searching for a robber who raided the mailroom of an Upper West Side building three times in the span of one week.

All three robberies occurred at a residential building on Central Park West near Manhattan Avenue, police told Patch. The man would break into the room by forcing the door open with a card and a strong push before helping himself to packages belonging to building residents, police said.

The first robbery occurred on April 15 around 8:05 a.m., police said. The man forced his way into the room before opening several packages and stealing an unknown amount of merchandize, police said. The venture must have been fruitful, because the robber returned on April 18 and 21, police said. During the second robbery the man stole $101 worth of belongings and during the third robbery the man stole belongings with an undetermined value, police said.

The suspect (pictured above) is presumed to be in his 40s or 50s, police told Patch.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) y 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) para Español.

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