Thieves rummage through injured man’s pockets during Queens robbery

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The NYPD on Tuesday released photos of two men accused of rummaging through a victim's pockets while he was injured on the ground in a robbery on a Queens street last week.

It happened just before 4 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27, in the vicinity of 64th Street and Broadway in Woodside, officials said.

According to police, a 52-year-old man was approached by two suspects from behind while displaying a firearm.

The victim lost his balance and fell to the floor and the suspects then proceeded to go through his pockets, stealing $300.

The suspects fled eastbound on 35th Avenue on foot.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).