Moment a man leaving a Manhattan nitespot is robbed of $4MILLION worth of jewelry by brazen thieves in a Mercedes-Benz
Police in New York City are hunting for thieves who they say have been responsible for a pair of recent high-end jewelry heists in Manhattan, including one where a man leaving a restaurant was robbed of $4million worth of valuables.
According to the NYPD, at around 4.20am on August 14, a 47-year-old man and his 27-year-old companion had just walked out of the trendy TAO Downtown on 9th Avenue when they were accosted by a duo that got out of a Mercedes-Benz parked on the corner of West 30th Street and Broadway.
As seen in surveillance video released on Thursday by the police, one of the occupants of the black Mercedes pulls a gun on the two men. The victims then remove and hand over various items of jewelry, which investigators said included chains, necklaces, rings, and a luxury Richard Mille watch, which was worn by the 47-year-old man.
Police in NYC are looking for two robbers who stole $4million worth of jewelry from a 47-year-old man near the trendy TAO Downtown eatery in Manhattan. This images from CCTV video shows the crooks approaching the victim and his companion on August 14
One of the men displays a gun and demands the the 47-year-old man and his 27-year-old companion hand over their necklaces, rings and watches
The larcenists' loot included a luxury Richard Mille watch worth millions
The thieves fled in this black Mercedes-Benz with a lit-up emblem
The August 14 incident took place after the two victims had walked out of TAO Downtown
Mugging spree: Thieves got away with millions of dollars worth of jewelry in two attacks on men in the early hours of the morning, five days apart in Manhattan. One man was robbed of $4million worth of jewelry including a Richard Mille luxury watch, his companion was robbed of a $10,000 medallion necklace.
Timepieces from the luxury Swiss watchmaker range in price from $80,000 to several million dollars.
The thieves got away with $4million worth of baubles belonging to the 47-year-old man, and they also pilfered a $10,000 medallion necklace from his younger companion. Neither victim was harmed.
Laden with their high-priced loot, the crooks climbed back into their getaway car and fled southbound on Broadway toward West 28th Street and turned left toward 5th Avenue, according to police.
Less than a week later, just after 1am on August 19, a 34-year-old man was walking towards Broadway after leaving Pergola restaurant on West 28th Street when, just like during the first heist, a black Mercedes-Benz pulled over, two men exited the vehicle and robbed the late-night reveler at gunpoint.
This time, the bandits plundered a Cuban necklace, a tennis bracelet and a high-end Audemar watch, with a total value of $100,000.
The larcenists were last seen escaping in their black Mercedes-Benz, heading southbound on Broadway and turning right onto West 27th Street en route to 6th Avenue.
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the two thieves. One of them has been described as a man with a dark complexion, 5 feet tall and weighing 140lbs. His accomplice was said to be a man with a medium complexion, standing at 5 feet, 2 inches in height and weighing 140lbs.
The getaway vehicle seen on surveillance video was a black Mercedes-Benz with an illuminated emblem on the front, five-point star rims and tinted windows. It was being driven by a third unknown person.
Richard Mille watches range in price from $80,000 to several million dollars
On August 19, the same two crooks accosted a 34-year-old man near Pergola restaurant in Manhattan, and stole $100,000 worth of high-end baubles
Like in the first heist, the thieves got out of the Mercedes-Benz and displayed a gun
This time, the stolen property include a tennis bracelet and a high-end Audemar watch
