A thief stole a $2,500 piece of art from a Manhattan galley — just two days after he mugged an elderly man at gunpoint, according to police.
The NYPD released surveillance footage of the suspect wanted in both incidents from last month, the most recent at the NuFrame Gallery in the West Village.
The man walked into the art space on West 10th Street near Sixth Avenue at around around 5:45 p.m. on Sept. 13 and grabbed a framed picture off the wall, cops said late Wednesday. Authorities didn’t have specific details about the pricey artwork.
Cops believe the suspect pictured here grabbed a $2,500 picture off the wall at the NuFrame Gallery on West 10th Street near Sixth Avenue in the West Village. NYPDTwo days earlier, cops believe the same suspect rolled up on a bicycle to an 82-year-old man sitting on a stoop at Prince and Thompson streets in SoHo.
Surveillance video shows him pointing a gun at the senior and snatching a cell phone from his hands.
The same suspect robbed an 82-year-old victim at gunpoint on Sept. 11, cops said. NYPDHe then rode off on his bike, heading south on West Broadway, cops said.
The victim was not injured.
