NYPD: Off-duty officer robbed by armed suspects in Inwood
NEW YORK - Police say an off-duty NYPD officer was robbed last week in Manhattan.
It happened around 2:15 a.m. Friday on Dyckman Street near Sherman Avenue in Inwood.
Police said the 28-year-old was standing with two other people when three suspects approached them and struck one in the head with a gun.
The group then made off with their jewelry, cellphones and wallets.
The suspects are also accused of stealing another man's 2002 Mercedes Benz SUV just a few hours later in the same area.
Earlier this week, another off-duty officer was violently robbed in the Bronx. He suffered a fractured skull and brain bleeding but has since regained consciousness. Police have not linked the two incidents.
In that incident, police are searching for three suspects wanted in 19 separate robberies.
Anyone with information about any of the attacks is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.