Posted on: July 21, 2026 06:00 AM

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Robbers on mopeds wanted in chain snatching spree across Brooklyn and Queens

The NYPD is searching for two suspects who they say may be part of a ring that has targeted 29 people in chain-snatching robberies.

It was during a June trip from Pittsburgh to New York to attend a memorial service for a retired NYPD sergeant that the precious gift from his mother was ripped off his neck by two men riding on a moped.

It happened at 35th Street and Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria.

"Two guys on a motorcycle came through the intersection and almost hit me," Trona said.

There have been arrests in seven incidents, but 22 are still unsolved. While the NYPD works to identify the suspects, Trona hopes that anyone who may know the whereabouts of his heirloom will call police.