NYPD Looking For Robber Targeting Women In Upper Manhattan

UPPER MANHATTAN, NY — Police are asking for the public's assistance in finding a man wanted in connection with two elevator robberies in Upper Manhattan.

Police say the suspect is 5 feet 4 inches, 140 pounds, and 30 to 35 years old.

The first incident took place inside a Washington Heights building on Sept. 17, when an unidentified man followed a 50-year-old woman into an elevator. The man assaulted the Washington Heights resident and attempted to steal her property, but ran off before taking anything, police said.

Police said the woman was uninjured.

The second incident took place two days later inside a building on Eighth Avenue, near West 151st Street and Frederick Douglas Boulevard.

As in the first incident, an unidentified man followed a 56-year-old woman into an elevator. When the woman tried to leave, the man attacked her and took $300 before running away, police said.

The victim was in stable condition at a hospital, police said.

The New York Police Department released pictures and a video of the suspect on Monday.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). All calls are strictly confidental.

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @ NYPDTips.