Victims Robbed At Gunpoint While Trying To Buy Gaming Console In Westchester: Suspects At Large

Authorities are searching for a duo who robbed two victims at gunpoint in Westchester after making arrangements to sell them a gaming console over the internet, police said.

The incident happened in New Rochelle at the intersection of Prince Street and Remington Place, police said,
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Ben Crnic

08/17/2023 3:10 p.m.

The incident happened on Wednesday, Aug. 16 just before 10:45 p.m., when New Rochelle Police responded to an area near the intersection of Remington Place and Prince Street for a reported robbery.

According to Captain J. Collins Coyne, two men, ages 33 and 21, told arriving officers that they had driven to New Rochelle in order to purchase a Sony PlayStation 5 video game console that they had found for sale online.

When they arrived in the city, the suspects told them to meet at a different location than originally agreed upon. There, the two suspects entered the victim's car and then had them drive to two more locations, eventually ending up at the intersection of Remington and Prince where officers had responded.

At this location, the suspects took out handguns and took $300 from the driver before running toward Lincoln Avenue.

The suspects are described as Black men in their late teens to early twenties who were both wearing all-black clothing.

Anyone with any information regarding the incident is asked to call the New Rochelle Police non-emergency line at 914-654-2300.

According to the department, anyone in an internet-based sale should use caution when meeting with the seller and do so in a safe location such as a police department lobby.

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