Man Arrested in Central Park Robbery
The was the latest incident in a string of robberies
Updated 5:07 PM EST, Sun, Nov 8, 2009
Police have arrested a man in connection with a late-night gunpoint robbery in Central Park that targeted three men.
The 20-year-old Manhattan resident has been arrested on charges of robbery and weapons possession in connection with the incident that happened near East 102nd Street at around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, police said.
Two men in their twenties were approached by an armed man who demanded their property, cops said. A third man happened upon the group and was also robbed. No one was hurt.
Police canvassing the area made an arrest and recovered a gun.
There was no immediate information on whether the arrested man had a lawyer. There was no phone number listed under his name and address.
The incident is the latest in a string of three robberies in Central Park, which has shed it's former legacy as a place to be wary, The New York Post reported today.
On Nov. 2, at 7:20 p.m., near East Drive and the Great Lawn, a 62-year-old Upper West Side man was approached from behind by two robbers, one armed with a gun, who took his Blackberry, wallet, $100 cash, Visa card and driver's license, cops said. The perps were described as white and Asian men, the Post said.
On Oct. 29, at 4:10 p.m., on a foot path near 97th Street and the West Drive, a 21-year-old Upper West Side man was put in a chokehold by one attacker while another struck him on his forehead. The perps, described as black males, fled without taking anything.
Police do not believe the three incidents are connected.
Copyright Associated Press
First Published: Nov 8, 2009 1:49 PM EST
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