Crime & Safety
Necklace Snatched In Broad Daylight On UWS
Two individuals forcibly removed a male victim's chain necklace on Thursday afternoon.
![The NYPD is investigating a chain snatching at 82nd Street and West End Avenue.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/26919803/20240726/094246/styles/patch_image/public/202303-ped-nypd-ny-senzamici-11___26093758766.jpg)
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY – Two individuals approached a male victim and forcibly removed a necklace from his neck on Thursday afternoon at 82nd Street and West End Avenue, an NYPD spokesperson told Patch.
Police and EMS responded to the scene at 5:40 p.m. on Thursday. NYPD could not confirm a description of the two snatchers.
Despite redness to his neck, the victim did not go to the hospital.
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The investigation is ongoing.
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