Chris Lange, FISM News
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A newly released video captured a group of six female robbers dressed in head-to-toe green leotards beating and robbing two teenage girls on a subway train near Times Square on Sunday.
One of the women can be seen repeatedly punching one of the victims in the face. The other victim was shoved onto the floor by another assailant. Police said the women robbed the teens of a cell phone and a purse.
(Warning: the following video contains violence and harsh language.)
N train to Astoria, Sunday around 2 a.m.
Anyone who would like to try to explain this is welcome to. pic.twitter.com/xsAYLcpDFi— Crime In NYC (@CrimeInNYC) October 3, 2022
The mother of one of the victims called the attack “disgusting.”
“Yesterday was her birthday,” the distraught mom told the New York Post on Tuesday. She asked that she and the victims remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation. “This is how she spent her 19th birthday. I hope they get what they deserve and then some because it’s disgusting,” she said.
“Animals belong behind bars,” she continued, calling on law enforcement to hold them accountable.
“Make an example of them. What happened to the New York City we all loved? Start fixing it now,” she said.
The robbery is the latest in a string of attacks on public transit commuters in The Big Apple, including the April 12 mass shooting of 10 people on the city’s transit system that injured 16 passengers and the slaying of Brooklyn resident Daniel Enriquez the following month.
The New York City Police Department’s August 2022 crime report published Sept. 6 shows that overall crime in the Big Apple increased 26% between Aug. 2021 and Aug. 2022, with increases in five of seven major index-crime categories, including grand larceny (41%), robbery (36.1%), burglary (33.8%), grand larceny auto (20.5%) felony assault (9%). The only crime index that saw a decrease was murder, which fell 12.1% from Aug. 2021 to Aug. 2022. Rapes remained unchanged, with 144 reported in both years.
“In their training, crime-fighting strategies, and relentless commitment, the brave women and men of the NYPD know well the most effective and just ways to battle crime and keep New Yorkers safe — and they will never waver in that trusted mission,” said Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell in the release.
Chief of Department Kenneth Corey added that “[a]ny level of violence in New York City — or anywhere — is unacceptable.”