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Gun-wielding NYC thieves snatch $29K worth of Rolex watches, gold chain from pedestrians

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Published Nov. 2, 2023, 4:42 p.m. ET

A pair of thieves, including one armed with a gun, ripped off two Rolex watches and a gold chain – worth $29,000 in total – from two men in Manhattan last week, cops said Thursday. 

The two victims, 33 and 37, were targeted around 11 p.m. on Oct. 25 on Park Avenue South near East 19th Street in the Flatiron District, authorities said. 

Video released by the NYPD shows one suspect running up to the pair with an outstretched arm pointing something, which apparently is the gun. 

The suspects are shown stealing the items from the victims at Park Avenue South near East 19th Street.
The two crooks made off with two Rolex watches and a gold chain, cops said. NYPD
The suspects in the jewelry and Rolex watch theft.
The stolen items are valued at $29,000, police said. NYPD

Cops say one of the suspects flashed the firearm before both snatched the high-end watches and chain, cops said. 

Both thieves fled, heading north on Park Avenue, authorities said. 

No injuries were reported, and cops are still looking to track down both robbers.