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NYPD: Suspects Wanted For Robbing 80-Year-Old Man On UES

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Two suspects are wanted for robbing an elderly man inside his Upper East Side apartment building, police said.

It happened around 3:15 p.m. Thursday.

The two suspects followed an 80-year-old man into his building and when the victim reached the second floor, one of the suspects grabbed him and put him in a choke hold while the other took the man's wallet, police said.

The two then took off and were seen on surveillance video fleeing the building.

Anyone with information should call police or Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS or visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.

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