{"id":723406,"date":"2026-04-12T19:52:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T19:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/723406\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T19:52:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T19:52:21","slug":"suspect-knocks-down-attempts-to-rob-couple-walking-near-central-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/723406\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect knocks down, attempts to rob couple walking near Central Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/central-park-.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"a nyc street and suspect wearing red jacket\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"Suspect knocks down, attempts to rob couple walking near Central Park 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD is looking for a suspect who allegedly knocked down two people while attempting to rob them near Central Park earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Main image: Google maps; inset: X\/NYPD Crime Stoppers<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly knocked down two people while attempting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/police-fire\/nyc-bank-robberies-chase-suspect-03182026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">rob<\/a> them near Central Park earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>According to law enforcement sources, the incident occurred in front of the Park Lane Hotel at 36 Central Park South on Friday, April 3, at around 1:48 p.m. A 71-year-old woman and a 70-year-old man were out for a stroll when the suspect sneaked up on the woman from behind and tried to take her shopping bag.<\/p>\n<p>From there, a struggle ensued, during which both victims were knocked ot the ground, police sources said. Police could not confirm if the victims sustained any injuries at press time, but the suspect remains on the lam.<\/p>\n<p>Police on Friday released a surveillance photo of the suspect. He is seen wearing a red jacket and white pants.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-137842902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HFl5-RKXAAA1CTO_a0067e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"700\" title=\"Suspect knocks down, attempts to rob couple walking near Central Park 2\"  \/>Suspect who allegedly attempted robbery near Central Park.X\/NYPD Crime Stoppers\n<\/p>\n<p>So far, no arrests have been made, but the investigation remains ongoing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding the incident can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at <a href=\"https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org,\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">crimestoppers.nypdonline.org,<\/a>\u00a0or on X (formerly Twitter)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypdtips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@NYPDTips<\/a>. All calls and messages are kept confidential<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NYPD is looking for a suspect who allegedly knocked down two people while attempting to rob them&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":723407,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,18061,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,5257,11899,11306,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-723406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-america","tag-central-park","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkcity","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nypd","tag-police-and-fire","tag-robberies","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116393485867385799","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=723406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/723407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=723406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=723406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=723406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}