Suspects steal cash, food from deliveryman inside Manhattan elevator: Police

Police are looking for a trio of alleged robbers they say mugged a man last month while he was delivering food to a Manhattan apartment.

On March 11 at about 9 p.m. the three suspects approached the 39-year-old victim while inside an elevator at 600 W. 142nd St., according to authorities.

The three individuals then took $280 in cash from the victim, along with the food he was delivering, police said. The suspects then fled to an unknown location.

Police described the suspects as between 18 to 20 years old. The first is a black man who was last seen wearing a hoody and blue jeans, and the second suspect is described as a black man also wearing a hoody. The third suspect is described as a black woman who was wearing a gray hoody and dark jeans.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident 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 the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP57