{"id":180902,"date":"2026-03-31T15:15:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/180902\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:15:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:15:42","slug":"masked-perps-carjack-cab-driver-on-break-in-lower-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/180902\/","title":{"rendered":"Masked perps carjack cab driver on break in Lower Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"926\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-10.20.56-AM.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"Screenshot 2026-03-31 at 10.20.56\u202fAM\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"Masked perps carjack cab driver at gunpoint on break in Lower Manhattan 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Police are looking for four suspects who allegedly robbed a cab driver overnight last week in Lower Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>NYPD<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nyc.gov\/nypd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NYPD<\/a> detectives are on the hunt for four mask-wearing perps who allegedly robbed a cab driver overnight last week in Lower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/law\/manhattan-da-seeks-murder-charge-for-man-who-allegedly-shoved-83-year-old-into-subway-tracks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Manhattan<\/a>, taking his wheels on a joyride to New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>According to law enforcement sources, the frightening incident occurred on Monday, March 23, at around 1:30 a.m. in front of 50 2nd Ave. in the East Village, when a 51-year-old cab driver was on break from his tour. While sitting in his vehicle, four unidentified men, dressed mostly in black, approached the cabbie and asked for a ride to a \u201cspecific location,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<p>After the victim denied the request, one of the suspects whipped out a gun and pulled the driver from the vehicle. All four suspects then hopped inside the vehicle, leaving the victim behind, and fled to parts unknown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The incident was reported to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/nypd\/bureaus\/patrol\/precincts\/9th-precinct.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">9th Precinct<\/a>; police sources said there were no injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, using a tracking device, police were able to track the victim\u2019s vehicle and found it later in Newark, NJ.\n<\/p>\n<p>Police released a surveillance video of the suspects, which shows them entering a store, with at least three of them wearing blackface masks. Three suspects were last seen wearing black sweatshirts, dark-colored pants and black sneakers. The fourth suspect was last seen wearing a light-colored sweatshirt, black jacket, and carrying a bookbag.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So far, no arrests have been made, but the investigation is ongoing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Those with information regarding this stabbing or the suspect\u2019s whereabouts 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\">\u00a0crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, or on X (formerly Twitter)<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypdtips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0@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":"Police are looking for four suspects who allegedly robbed a cab driver overnight last week in Lower Manhattan.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180903,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[73014,75,84,83,9,24,63,73015,103,646],"class_list":{"0":"post-180902","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manhattan","8":"tag-auto-theft","9":"tag-manhattan","10":"tag-manhattan-headlines","11":"tag-manhattan-news","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-city","14":"tag-nyc","15":"tag-nyc-tlc","16":"tag-nypd","17":"tag-police-and-fire"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180902\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}