An armed crew terrorized Manhattan food delivery workers in a spree where they stole seven e-bikes – and stabbed one worker during a botched stick-up, authorities said.
Several suspects — seen in images released by the NYPD Monday — flashed guns, knives and razor blades in the 11-day spree across Harlem where they targeted at least nine victims, cops said.
Eight of the victims were confirmed to be delivery workers, and seven of them lost their bikes to the thieving crew, police said.
In the most violent case, two suspects approached a 41-year-old man making a delivery on West 131st Street near Seventh Avenue around 9:45 p.m. Feb. 29, cops said.
The pair flashed a knife, stabbed the worker in the left upper back and tried to grab his cellphone before taking off, authorities said.
The suspects fled empty-handed, cops said.
The victim was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
The suspects have been connected to three e-bike robberies from that same evening, cops said.
In one case, six crooks – one of them armed with a knife – got in on the action, snatching an e-bike, delivery bag and cellphone from a 30-year-old worker on West 124th Street near Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd, around 7 p.m., authorities said.
Three muggers ambushed a 24-year-old man delivering food on West 130th Street near Fifth Avenue around 8:50 p.m. – one of them pushing him and grabbing his bike, while another placed a knife against his stomach, cops said.
One of the suspects also grabbed the delivery man’s cellphone and $120, police said.
Minutes after 10 p.m. the same night, the crew struck again, allegedly flashed a gun and a knife before they stole an e-bike from a 31-year-old man at West 141st Street and Malcolm X Boulevard, cops said.
The victim, whose occupation is unclear, was treated for minor injuries at the scene.
Earlier armed robberies took place on Feb. 28, 22, 21 and 19, cops said.
The earliest stick-up, from around midnight Feb. 19, saw the crew use razor blades as a weapon, cops said.
Two armed suspects ripped an e-bike away from a 21-year-old man on East 110th Street near Third Avenue in that case, cops said.
It’s unclear whether that victim, who was not physically harmed, was a delivery driver.
Anyone with information on the cases 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 https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.
