By Bob Tannenhauser

The New York City Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in connection with a citywide string of robberies and attempted robberies, including two on the Upper West Side (incidents 2 and 4 below).

The “unidentified individual depicted in the attached surveillance video and photographs is being sought in connection with a commercial robbery pattern,” the police report said. The details of the ten incidents that occurred between June 21st and July 4th are as follows:

Incident #1 (6 Pct): On Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at approximately 4:25am, two unidentified male individuals [apparently, only one was caught on camera] entered Highline Convenience store located at 420 West 14 Street and demanded cash from the register and a 22-year-old male (employee) victim’s wallet, while displaying a silver knife. Individual #2 then removes cash from the register and both flee on foot to parts unknown. The male individuals removed approximately $400 from the cash register, the victim’s wallet containing $470 in cash and a credit card. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.

Incident #2 (24 Pct): On Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at approximately 4:45am, two unidentified male individuals did enter 2732 Convenience store located at 2732 Broadway and demanded cash from the register. Individual #2 displays a knife in his right hand and demands cash, but they both flee on foot to parts unknown without any cash or property removed. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.

Incident #3 (26 Pct): On Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at approximately 4:50am, two unidentified male individuals did enter Olive Tree deli located at 3060 Broadway and individual #1 goes behind the counter and removes cash from the register while having his hand in his pocket and to shoot the 47-year-old male victim employee. The male individuals then fled on foot northbound on Broadway with approximately $150. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.

Incident #4 (24 Pct): On Thursday, June 23, 2022, at approximately 1:46am, two unidentified male individuals did enter Columbia Smoke Shop located at 974 Amsterdam Avenue and demanded cash from the register. Individual #1 then approaches a 22-year-old male victim employee and states they have firearms while brandishing a knife. Individual #2 jumps over the counter and removes approximately $3,000 in cash from the register and both flee on foot to parts unknown. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.

Incident #5 (47 Pct): On Saturday, July 2, 2022, at approximately 11:45pm, an unidentified male individual did enter Jordan 1st Corp. located at 3900 White Plains Road and menaced a 26-year-old male victim employee with a black firearm while demanding cash from the register. The victim refused and the male individual fled on foot towards eastbound on West 108th Street without any property removed. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.

Incident #6 (47 Pct): On Sunday, July 3, 2022, at approximately 12:40am, an unidentified male individual did enter the Laundry Mart located at 4027 White Plains Road and approached the register while displaying a black firearm and demanding cash. The male individual removed approximately $200 in cash from the register and a 69-year-old male employee’s wallet containing $50 in cash before fleeing on foot to parts unknown. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.

Incident #7 (73 Pct): On Monday, July 4, 2022, at approximately 2:25am, three unidentified male individuals did enter a Dry Cleaners located at 255 East 96th Street and once inside, individual #1 displays a black firearm while individual #2 and #3 remove approximately $250 in cash from the register and $400 in cash from inside an office before fleeing on foot to parts unknown. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.

Incident #8 (102 Pct): On Monday, July 4, 2022, at approximately 2:38am, three unidentified male individuals did enter the 75 Deli located at 75-02 Jamaica Avenue and once inside, individual #1 jumps over the counter while displaying a black firearm. Individual #2 and #3 then remove approximately $2,000 in cash from the cash register and $800 in cash from a 24-year-old male employee’s front left pocket before fleeing on foot southbound on 75 Street. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.

Incident #9 (109 Pct): On Monday, July 4, 2022, at approximately 3:04am, four unidentified male individuals did enter Danny’s Deli located at 59-24 Kissena Boulevard and once inside, individual #1 displays a firearm while individual #2 and #3 goes around the counter and remove approximately $1,260 in cash from the cash register and $3 in cash from a 24-year-old male employee before fleeing on foot to parts unknown. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.

Incident #10 (47 Pct): On Monday, July 4, 2022, at approximately 4:05am, an unidentified male individual did enter Quick Wash Super Laundry located at 4126 White Plains Road and jumped over the counter demanding cash while displaying a firearm. The male individual fled on foot through the back rear door without any property removed. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.”

According to the NYPD, the alleged suspect is male, with a dark-skin complexion, approximately 20 to 30 years of age. Photos and video were obtained from four of the incidents.

NYPD is requesting “[a]nyone with information in regard to [these] incidents 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.”