THE BRONX (PIX 11) — Five people in the Bronx, including a 16-year-old, are facing several charges accused of an armed robbery spree that left residents on edge and suspects hauling in more than $100,000 in jewelry.
According to an indictment, the seven incidents happened in various neighborhoods in the Bronx, including Kingsbridge, Mott Haven, and Fordham.
Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark’s office released surveillance videos of the incidents on Friday that she says were carried out in just a two-week period between September and October.
“The victims included an elderly man sitting on his stoop in Kingsbridge who is so fearful that he moved out of the area, a business owner in Mott Haven who they cut off with a moped, a man standing outside a nightclub in Fordham Heights, and people in vehicles who they would drive up and block them in with their getaway car,” said Clark.
Investigators said the defendants, alleged members of the Trinitarios gang, wore masks and targeted victims wearing gold chains, expensive watches, and rings. They allegedly pointed guns at the victims or held firearms to their bodies while forcibly taking the jewelry.
“I need to highlight this case because these victims’ lives were traumatized and threatened, and some of them fear for their safety forever now,” Clark said. “They’ll never be the same.”
Only some of the jewelry has been recovered, according to Clark. The suspects are now facing a slew of charges, including grand larceny, conspiracy, and first-degree robbery. Clark is now sending a strong warning to other criminals in the borough.
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“These individuals need to know that we’re going to be ever vigilant to make sure that we investigate these crimes as well as the shootings and the homicides,” she said. “All crimes threaten public safety, and we will continue to make sure that we’re ever vigilant to stop them.”
Clark said this case is a prime example of why guns need to be taken off the streets. Her office is holding a gun buyback event on Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at St. James Episcopal Church, where anyone can turn in a firearm in a discreet manner.
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