NYC Thief Chokes 6-Year-Old Girl, Steals Jewelry: Authorities

Authorities in Brooklyn claim that a guy choked a scared 6-year-old girl while robbing her and her sister of their mother’s birthday presents—gold necklaces.

The man who approached a 14-year-old girl and her younger sister on Wednesday at their apartment building near Eastern Parkway and Ralph Avenue in Crown Heights is the one depicted in the pictures released by the police on Saturday.

The older girl claimed that as she and her sister were on their way home from school, the man unexpectedly caught them in the cramped lobby of the building and demanded that the girls hand up their necklaces, which were their mother’s birthday presents.

The 14-year-old girl told ABC 7 that “the man grabbed me by the neck, and then my sister looked, and she started getting scared.” “I was short on time. I was unable to respond. My sister was screaming, and all I could do was stare at her.

According to the police, the man grabbed the elder sister’s jewelry and then fled the scene after strangling the 6-year-old girl with one hand while yanking off her necklace with the other.

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After being brought to the Maimonides Medical Center, the two girls’ conditions were listed as stable.

The suspect, who is approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall with dark hair pulled back into a ponytail, is thought to be between 25 and 40 years old.

Authorities claimed he was observed carrying a Target shopping bag while wearing a white t-shirt, but he then removed a gray hooded sweatshirt from the bag to protect himself.

Call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, in Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) if you have any information about the most recent instances. Additionally, the public can tweet @NYPDTips with their tips.