Police Searching For Gold Chain Snatching Bike Thief In Coney Island

Watch out for this biker who police say is riding around Coney Island snatching people’s jewelry.

He appears to be targeting elderly men wearing gold chains. The first reported incident occurred on July 3, at 1:05pm, when the suspect removed a gold chain from a 75-year-old male victim on West 29th Street, cops said. On July 9, at 1pm, the suspect took a 77-year-old male victim’s gold chain near Neptune Avenue and West 5th Street.

The suspect struck four more times in August, according to police authorities. He snatched a 81-year-old man’s chain on the Riegelmann Boardwalk near West 32nd Street on August 1. He swiped a 78-year-old victim’s gold chain on West 33rd Street and Neptune Avenue on August 3. The suspect grabbed a 66 year-old man’s gold bracelet on the boardwalk near West 32nd Street on August 11. Finally, on August 13, the suspect removed a 63-year-old victim’s gold chain on West 30th Street.

Cops have shared surveillance footage of the suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.