A pair of heartless crooks punctured a man’s tire in Queens — then plundered valuables from his disabled car when he pulled over to fix the flat, according to cops and surveillance video.
The incident took place in late November, but the cruel crime and the footage that captured it are only now coming to light.
Two suspects first walked up to the car — which was parked in front of a fish market on Jamaica Avenue in the Woodhaven section around 8 p.m. Nov. 21 — and perforated the rear passenger tire, reported the Queens Voice.
Once the 62-year-old car owner started driving and noticed that his tire was soft, he headed to a service station on Parsons Boulevard, with the two bandits behind him, cops say.
Cops said a pair of thieves punctured a man’s tire on Jamaica Avenue and then followed the vehicle as the driver headed to a service station. NYPD
As the unsuspecting driver was filling his flat tire with air, one of the bandits crouched beside the driver’s door. NYPDSurveillance video shows the motorist exit his car in front of a gas station air compressor. As he bends down to fill the flat tire with air, one of the two crooks crouches next to the car, opens the driver’s side door and slips inside.
Police said the robber swiped a bag containing $500 in cash, a gold ring and a debit card.
Video shows the robber climbing inside the vehicle to grab a bag containing $500, a debit card and a gold ring. NYPD
Police are still looking for the two accomplices more than a month after the heist. NYPDWhile the unsuspecting driver was working on his flat tire, the robber then walked across the street with his loot and jumped into a black getaway car.
More than a month later, no arrests have been made. Police are asking anyone with information about this robbery to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
