Attempted chain-snatching robbery near West 24th St and 9th Ave, New York NY

Robbery

Reported: 11/9/2025 08:10 AM

9th Ave & W 24 St, New York, NY 10011

Police are responding to an attempted chain-snatching robbery near West 24th Street and 9th Avenue. Two men wearing black clothing and ski masks were seen riding mopeds and trying to snatch a chain. The incident is under investigation.

Audio|Source: NYPD Citywide 1

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Transcript:

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Time 1114 hours, the 10 lieutenants calling 111 in regards to attempt 30 is change next.

00:06

Point will be west 24th Street to 9th Avenue, looking at two male (name withheld).

00:10

We're in all black ski masks, wet on two mopeds.

00:13

Back seating west down on west 24th Street and northbound on 9th Avenue.

00:20

That's your operation, right.

00:22

10 4.

00:28

SRD duty captain, Central.

00:31

SRG duty captain.

00:34

And SRG duty captain. And SRG want to respond.

00:37

Central, SRG one sergeant.

00:40

S-RG-1 sergeant.

00:45

One sergeant.

00:49

Your advice to respond in regards to this Level 1[1], West 24th Street, and 9th Avenue in regards to a 30-attempt chain snatch with mopeds involved.

00:57

10-4 residential.

01:00

10-4. 10-4.

01:02

10-4, West 24th Street and 9th Avenue in the 10th precinct.

01:11

Time what day?

01:13

Time for it.

01:18

SRG 5 boy?

01:23

SRG 5 boy.

01:25

Sorry, SRG 5, Adam.

01:27

Show me on the corner stop on Bay Street and Thompson Street, no further.

01:31

No further. Bay and Thompson, no further.

01:39

In behalf, the 10th priest, the level 1 call on a 30 attempt.

01:43

Our point will be West 2 4th Street and 9th Avenue, looking for two male (name withheld), wearing all black clothing, ski masks, sweat on two mopeds.

01:51

Latin Westbound on West 2, 4th Street, then north down on 9th Avenue.

01:55

No further to survive.

01:56

Aviation notified the response.

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[1]

Level 1: Initial police mobilization requesting additional units or resources in response to an incident.

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9th Ave & W 24 St, New York, NY 10011

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