NYC Crime: Man crashes into SUV to rob man at gunpoint on Upper East Side
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — Police are searching for the driver of a black Mercedes after he crashed into an SUV to rob a man at gunpoint on the Upper East Side.
Police say the thieves slammed into the victim’s car, causing it to jump the curb around 5 p.m. Saturday at 91st Street and 2nd Avenue.
The passenger of the Mercedes ran out and robbed the 55-year-old victim, then ran back into the getaway car.
No one was physically injured.
Police believe the robber and the victim knew each other.
An investigation is ongoing.
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