Citi Bike riding suspect wanted in string of robberies in Manhattan

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Police in Manhattan are searching for a robber wanted for stealing women's purses and iPhones while riding a Citi Bike.

The suspect is wanted in at least 11 robberies. In each incident, the suspect rides up on a Citi Bike and robs a female victim in the Gramercy Park area.

Usually, iPhones or purses are stolen. His victims have been mostly in their 20s or 30s.

The description of the suspect is vague, but he does have a beard. The robberies took place between February and April of this year.

He is either on a Citi Bike or a bike with a basket.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.

The New York City Police Department is asking the public's assistance identifying the suspect wanted for grand larcenies in Manhattan. Details are as follows:

1) On Monday, February 2, 2015, at 2330 hours, the victim, a 32-year-old female, was walking on 6 Avenue, within the confines of the 13 Precinct, when the suspect rode up on his bicycle and removed her iPhone from her hand. There were no reported injuries.

2) On Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at 2250 hours, the victim, a 34-year-old female, was walking on West 19 Street, in the vicinity of 5 Avenue within the confines of the 13 Precinct, when the suspect rode up on his bicycle and removed her iPhone from her hand. There were no reported injuries.

3) On Saturday, February 28, 2015, at 2100 hours, the victim, a 21-year-old female, was walking on East 20 Street, in the vicinity of 2 Avenue within the confines of the 13 Precinct, when the suspect rode up on his bicycle and removed her phone from her hand. There were no reported injuries.

4) On Saturday, March 7, 2015, at 2350 hours, the victim, a 34-year-old female, was walking on East 27 Street, in the vicinity of 3 Avenue within the confines of the 13 Precinct, when the suspect rode up on his bicycle and removed her pocketbook. There were no reported injuries.

5) On Sunday, March 15, 2015, at 0220 hours, the victim, a 29-year-old female, was in front of 100 West 21 Street, within the confines of the 13 Precinct, when the suspect rode up on his bicycle and removed her pocketbook. There were no reported injuries.

6) On Sunday, March 15, 2015, at 2240 hours, the victim, a 22-year-old female, was walking on East 22 Street, within the confines of the 13 Precinct, when the suspect rode up on his bicycle and removed her phone from her hand. There were no reported injuries.

7) On Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at 0100 hours, the victim, a 24-year-old female, was walking on East 21 Street, in the vicinity of Park Avenue South within the confines of the 13 Precinct, when the suspect rode up on his bicycle and removed her phone from her hand. There were no reported injuries.

8) On Saturday, April 4, 2015, at 0557 hours, the victim, a 21-year-old female, was standing in front of 32 East 32 Street, within the confines of the 13 Precinct, when the suspect rode up on his bicycle and removed her phone from her hand. There were no reported injuries.

9) On Monday, April 20, 2015 at 000 hours, the victim, a 27-year-old female, was walking on 6 Avenue, in the vicinity of West 16 Street within the confines of the 13 Precinct, when the suspect rode up on his bicycle and removed her phone from her hand. There were no reported injuries.

10) On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at 0101 hours, the victim, a 23-year-old female, was in front of 544 6 Avenue, within the confines of the 13 Precinct, when the suspect rode up on his bicycle and removed her pocketbook. There were no reported injuries.

11) On Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at 2230 hours, the victim, a 42-year-old female, was in front of 135 East 17 Street, within the confines of the 13 Precinct, when the suspect rode up on his bicycle and removed her pocketbook. There were no reported injuries.

The suspect is a black male with a beard riding either a bicycle with a basket or a Citibike.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

Surveillance video of the suspect from the last incident is attached and available at DCPI.