Moped-riding teen muggers use machete, fists to rob other youths in string of daylight NYC crimes

A group of moped-riding teen muggers held up other youths using a machete and their fists in a string of terrifying broad-daylight Brooklyn crimes last month, police said.

One of the cruel thugs even grinned during a stick-up of 14- and 16-year-old boys.

In the first street robbery, two brutes approached a 19-year-old victim – one of them flashing a machete – as they grabbed his motorized scooter at 17th Avenue and 65th Street in Bensonhurst around 12:40 p.m. Feb. 10, authorities said. 

A band of moped-riding muggers held up six other youths in a string of daytime Brooklyn heists last month, police said. NYPD

Then around 9:15 a.m. Feb. 13, four suspects rolled up to a 16-year-old boy at Ridge Boulevard and 86th Street in Bay Ridge and demanded his jacket, cops said. 

As they tried to grab the jacket, they tore part of it off before zooming away on their scooters, police said. 

The youngest victims were two 13-year-olds, one of whom was punched in the face when he refused to hand over his jacket to five members of the callous crew around 3:30 p.m. Feb. 16 in Brighton Beach, police said.

One of the goons flashed a knife before grabbing both teens’ jackets, authorities said.

The suspects then rolled off, and both victims refused medical attention at the scene.

In the final heist, four ruffians approached two boys, 14 and 16, just before 3 p.m. Feb. 21 at Ocean Avenue and Oriental Boulevard in Manhattan Beach, police said.

One of the punks pushed the older victim off his e-bike, and snatched a Nike backpack from the younger victim, police said. 

They again sped away after the daytime stick-up, authorities said. 

The NYPD on Monday released photos of two of the suspects as seen during the final stick-up, one of whom is shown grinning, and the other with a black mask covering half of his face.

All of the suspects are believed to be between the ages of 16 and 18, police said.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). 

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.