ICYMI: Police Release Photos Of Fort Tryon Park Robbery Suspects

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS-INWOOD, NY — Police have released security camera footage of four men entering a subway elevator before robbing a man in Fort Tryon Park last month. The NYPD is asking the public to help identify the robbery suspects.

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The four men allegedly ambushed a 27-year-old walking through Fort Tryon Park on Feb. 22 around 5:30 p.m., police told Patch. The suspects approached the victim and began punching and kicking the man before taking his Sony camcorder and fleeing the park, police said.

The victim suffered minor injuries, including a scratch on his right ear, swelling above the left eyebrow and minor swelling on his upper lip and refused transport to a hospital, police told Patch.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. All tips are confidential.

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