1MANHATTAN, NY – Police are asking the public to help identify a bicyclist linked to a string of grand larcenies targeting pedestrians’ phones across the 24, 26 and 32 Precincts.

The pattern spans late September through early November and involves a black bicycle used to approach victims from behind and snatch devices before fleeing.

Investigators said no injuries were reported in any of the incidents, which were concentrated around Riverside Drive, Broadway, Amsterdam Avenue, Lenox Avenue and Fifth Avenue.

The person sought was captured in attached media and was described wearing different clothing in several incidents, including red and black baseball caps, hooded sweatshirts and dark pants.

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NYPD links 10 phone snatches to a single bicyclist operating in the 24, 26 and 3

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