NYPD looking for gang of purse snatchers

A group of men are going around Manhattan — and most recently Queens — stealing women’s purses from eateries, police said.

The unidentified individuals are suspected in 11 incidents beginning on April 7. According to police, a 28-year-old woman was sitting inside Irving Farm Coffee shop located at 88 Orchard St. at about 12:30 p.m. when a suspect removed her pursecontaining her iPhone 4 and other personal items from the back of a chair.

The suspects not only have targeted women’s purse, but two men with bags.

During the latest incident, at about 7 a.m. on June 1, a 49-year-old man was inside the lobby at 133-42 39th Ave. in Queens when a suspect removed his backpack containing his iPhone from a table, police said.

Authorities have released photos of five suspects they are looking to question and describe them as male Hispanics in their 30s.

They are wanted for questioning in connection to the following incidents:

Incident #1: On Thursday, April 7, at approximately 12:27 p.m., a 28-year-old female victim was sitting inside Irving Farm Coffee shop located at 88 Orchard St. when the individual removes her purse from the back of a chair containing her iPhone 4 and other personal items.

Incident #2: On Sunday, April 10, at approximately 9:30 a.m., a 72-year-old female victim was sitting at a restaurant located inside 300 W. 44th St. when the individual removes her purse from the back of a chair containing her iPhone 4s, credit cards and undetermined amount of cash.

Incident #3: On Saturday, April 16, at approximately 12:30 p.m., the victim, a 59-year-old female was sitting on a couch in the lobby of 326 W. 40th St. when the individual removes her purse from the couch containing her cellphone, credit cards and undetermined amount of cash.

Incident #4: On Sunday, April 24, at approximately 10:50 a.m., a 55-year-old female victim was inside 40 Central Park South and placed her purse down when the individual removes her purse containing her iPhone, credit cards and an undetermined amount of cash.

Incident #5: On Thursday, April 28, at approximately 1:05 p.m., a 24-year-old female victim was sitting in the lobby at 811 7th Ave. when she left her purse unattended and the individual removes the purse containing credit cards.

Incident #6: On Friday, April 29, at approximately 8:08 a.m., a 70-year-old female victim was sitting at a table inside a coffee shop located at 811 7th Ave. when the individual removes her purse from the back of a chair containing credit cards and an undetermined amount of cash.

Incident #7: On Sunday, May 1, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a 42-year-old female victim was sitting inside Sarabeth’s restaurant located at 40 Central Park South when the individual removes her purse from underneath her chair containing credit cards and an undetermined of cash.

Incident #8: On Friday, April 13, at approximately 8:30 a.m., a 60-year-old male victim while eating on a table inside the restaurant located at 212 E. 42nd St. when the individual removes his bag that was behind his chair containing personal information.

Incident #9: On Saturday, May 21, at approximately 11:55 a.m., a 68-year-old female victim was eating inside Joy Luck Palace located at 98 Mott St. when the two individuals did remove her purse from a chair containing her iPhone 6 and an undetermined amount of cash.

Incident #10: On Thursday, May 26, at approximately 8:30 a.m., a 52-year-old female victim was inside the lobby located at 700 8th Ave. when the individual removes her backpack from a chair containing personal items.

Incident #11: On Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at approximately 7 a.m. , a 49-year-old male victim was inside the lobby at 133-42 39th Ave. when the individual removes his backpack from a table containing his iPhone.

Anyone with information in regards to these incidents 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 theCrime Stoppers websiteor by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.