Sneaky thieves trick 93-year-old NYC woman into handing over $3K in jewelry to ‘test’ it
A 93-year-old Brooklyn woman was robbed of $3,000 worth of jewelry by a pair of devious crooks who tricked her into handing over the valuables to “test it,” police said.
The NYPD on Tuesday released surveillance photos showing the suspected bandits wanted for the brazen July𒊎 17 heist.
At around 11:20 a.m. that da☂y, police sa🌳id two men approached the elderly victim in front of her home near Glen Street and Euclid Avenue in Cypress Hills.
“The individuals asked the victim to hand over $3,000 dollars worth of jewelry to test it and walked away with the jewelry,” according to officials.
The hea✅rtless duo then escap🔴ed on foot with their loot.
It was n🦹ot immediately cꦇlear why the nonagenarian agreed to give the strangers her baubles.
In photos released by the police, one of the suspects is seen wearing a light-blue button-shirt, dark slacks and a grey newsboy cap, and ca♏rrying a m🏅essenger bag.
His alleged accomplice is pictured sporting a str🌺iped black, red and white polo shirt, black pants and a blue-and-white ballcap.
As of Wednesday, no arrestꦏs have been made in connection with the robbery.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the two suspects is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
