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Moped-Driving Duo Swipe Woman’s Prada Purse and Cash in Rego Park: NYPD

Feb 17, 2022 By Allie Griffin

A pair of masked men on a moped allegedly swiped a woman’s Prada purse—as well as cash—in Rego Park shortly after midnight Saturday morning.

The moped-driving duo sped up to the 31-year-old woman as she walked down Queens Boulevard near 63rd Avenue at around 12:05 a.m. They allegedly grabbed her purse — valued at $500 — and snatched $200 cash out of her hand as they passed her on the electric bike, police said.

The purse contained credit cards.

The men, who were wearing black balaclavas over their heads, sped off northwest on Queens Boulevard.

They were caught on surveillance cameras attempting to use one of the woman’s credit cards at a store in Brooklyn about an hour-and-half later, police said.

The police said the first suspect was last seen wearing a black jacket, black gloves and a black balaclava and the second suspect was last seen wearing a black jacket and black balaclava.

The woman was not injured, according to police.

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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.

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Ben Weissman

When will see all the new officers and plain clothes cops patrolling the streets that Adams promised? When can we get rid of all the mask mandates and recommendations that politicians pushed on us so that the criminals do not have an excuse to hide their faces?

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