2 Bronx delivery men robbed of food, cash by group

BRONX, N.Y. (WABC) -- Police are looking for a group of suspects in connection with two robberies of different delivery men in the Bronx.

Around 8 p.m. Feb. 4, in the 500 block of East 170 Street, two men approached a 24-year-old man delivering food. They handed him a counterfeit $100 bill which he refused to take. The suspects then showed him a knife, took the food and fled on foot.

In a related incident, at 9 p.m. Feb. 5, in the 700 block of Courtlandt Avenue, four suspects approached a 17-year-old man delivering food, and handed him a counterfeit $50 bill which he refused to take. The suspects then took the food, $34 and the victim's cell phone. They fled on foot.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call 800-577-TIPS.