Crime & Safety
2 Robbers Steal BMW, Mercedes From Wash Heights Garage: Police
The two robbers showed a parking garage attendant a gun, stole his wallet and cellphone, and proceeded to take two luxury cars.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — Two robbers entered a Washington Heights parking garage on Sunday, threatened an employee with a gun, took his money and phone, and stole two unoccupied parked cars, according to police.
The two unidentified individuals entered the garage at 506 West 181st Street at 8 a.m. on Sunday, before immediately going up to the garage attendant and threatening him with a gun, according to police.
They forcibly took the employee's wallet and cellphone, and took two keys from the garage key box, police said.
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The robbers stole a blue Mercedes Benz C30 and a black BMW xDrive from the Washington Heights garage, according to police. The duo then fled in the cars.
The combined cost of the cars is roughly $50,000.
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Police released photos Tuesday of two people wanted in connection to the robbery.
Anyone with information in regard to the whereabouts of the individuals or vehicles is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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