Thief Wanted For Punching, Robbing Spree In Richmond Hill: NYPD

RICHMOND HILL, QUEENS -- Police are searching for a serial thief in Richmond Hill who has made a habit of sucker punching his targets in before stealing their wallets.

The thief has robbed at least three men in two weeks and clocked each one on the face, cops said.

The string of thefts began on June 6 at around 10;40 p.m. when the perp struck a 50-year-old man and stole his wallet near 134 Street and 107 Avenue, authorities said. He made off with $70 in cash and two of the man's credit cards.

Two days later, the man struck again, this time targeting a 56-year-old man on 121st Street near 107th Avenue, police said. He got away with $200 and 10 credit cards that were in the man's wallet. The perp escaped in a dark four-door sedan with a yellow New York license plate, driving south on 121st Street

That sedan was seen again in the latest robbery at around 11:30 p.m. on June 19. The man whacked yet another 51-year-old man in the back of his head, this time stealing both his cell phone and wallet, near Liberty Avenue and 120 Street, police said. He fled west on 107 Avenue in the car.

The NYPD released video surveillance footage of the man shortly after the third heist, where he was last seen wearing a dark baseball cap, a black hoodie over a white shirt, and dark sweatpants. Police described him as between 25 and 35 years old and standing at about 5-foot-10.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Lead photos via NYPD