STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying an individual wanted for questioning in connection with a robbery in New Dorp.
The incident occurred Wednesday, Sept. 30, just before 9 p.m. in the vicinity of Bancroft Avenue and Clawson Street, police said.
According to police, a 20-year-old man received verbal threats through a social media application from an unidentified individual demanding money. The victim complied and made a $1,000 wire transfer.
The victim then met with a second individual who identified himself as a law enforcement official by displaying a badge and firearm, police said. The individual claimed he could help the victim with the original social media threats but demanded approximately $3,800 to do so, police said.
The victim complied and paid the individual, who then fled the scene in a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee in an unknown direction, according to police.
No injuries were reported, police said.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Spanish-speaking callers can call 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
Tips can also be submitted online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on X at @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential, police said.