Monday 26 September 2022 02:50 PM Shocking moment two robbers steal a 55-year-old man's $35,000 Cartier in New ... trends now
Brazen thieves swiped a pricey Cartier watch from a man's wrist in Manhattan after they acted like they had a gun and chased him down.
Video footage recently released by the NYPD captured the August 29 incident in which the suspects made off with the $35,000 Cartier watch in Chelsea.
The victim was approached by the two suspects, one of whom lifted his shirt and acted as if he had a gun in his waistband, police said.
'What's up with the watch?' one of the robbers reportedly asked the victim of his Cartier watch.
When the victim attempted to flee, the suspects chased him to West 24th Street and Ninth Avenue where video footage shows them pulling him to the ground and yanking the watch from his wrist.
It is not known if the suspect actually had a gun. No arrests have been made.
Video footage recently released by the NYPD captured the August 29 incident in which the suspects made off with the $35,000 Cartier watch in Chelsea, Manhattan
The victim attempted to flee and the suspects chased him to West 24th Street and Ninth Avenue where they pull him to the ground and yank the Cartier watch from his wrist
Police are trying to identify and nab the suspects who were caught on camera robbing the victim around 10 p.m. in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.
Leading up to the robbery on the New York City sidewalk, the victim was spotted with two other people who fled as the robbers approached.
One of the robbers asked the victim about his watch before trying to snatch it, the New York Post reported.
Leading up to the robbery on the New York City sidewalk, the victim was spotted with two other people who fled as the robbers approached
One of the robbers asked the victim about his watch before trying to snatch it
The robbers are seen on video trying to grab the victim who pulls from their grip and flees
The robbers are seen on video trying to grab the victim who pulls from their grip and flees to the intersection where he's knocked to the
