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Thieves Steal $10,000 From Discount Gift Card Salesman In Times Square Hotel
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David Colon
Published May 14, 2017
Modified May 14, 2017
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Three men, including one with a gun, allegedly robbed another man of $10,000 in cash after he agreed to meet two of his alleged assailants at a Times Square hotel to sell them discounted gift cards.
Cops say that the victim, a pawn shop owner from out-of-state, met with two individuals on the afternoon of May 5th, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on East 42nd Street to sell them discount gift cards, after arranging a meeting with the men on Craigslist. However, at about 3 p.m., one of the assailants allegedly let a third man, armed with a gun, into the room.
The three men then allegedly stole $10,000 from the pawn shop owner and fled the scene. The victim was uninjured, and cops released the following video showing the men after they left the hotel:
One suspect was last seen wearing a light brown hooded sweater, black jeans, sneakers and a hat; the second a gray hooded sweatshirt, black running pants with a gray stripe on the side and white sneakers; and the third a blue hooded sweatshirt, black jeans with black and white sneakers. All three men were described as being in their 20s.
Anyone with information in regards 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 Crime stoppers website at or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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