February 23, 2008
Police Search for $149K Midtown Pistol-Whipping Robbery Suspect
After the startling Midtown robbery yesterday afternoon in which a man was beaten and robbed of $149,000 in cash on the street, the police are still looking for the suspect. The victim, Seton Ijams, a music management company executive, had just visited a Chase bank, and police believe it may have been an inside job.
Ijams was "jumped" by the gun-wielding robber outside the Starbucks at 120 West 56th Street and then dragged along the sidewalk. Witnesses say the robber hit him with the silver pistol - and then the pistol fired (possibly accidentally) - and then Ijams gave up the bag of cash.
Witnesses were shocked and worried that more shooting would occur. One limo driver said, "Everyone just froze. I thought it was a movie being shot. Nobody did anything. There was no screaming." However, the NY Times says police found no evidence of gunfire.
Besides investigating whether any Chase employees knew of the withdrawal in advance, police will investigate the possibility the suspect suddenly decided to rob Ijams, after seeing him receive the money, and stalked him. Ijams, a vice-president at Columbia Arts Management, which manages classical musicians, opera signers, dance companies and more, regularly withdrew large sums of cash for touring companies' expenses. Police are hoping surveillance cameras captured more details of the crime.
The suspect is described as a black male in his 20s, about 5'9", wearing a black coat and pants. Ijams, who had a head wound, was taken to the hospital in stable condition. His Upper East Side co-op doormen spoke to the Daily News and "described him as an easygoing Mets fan who sometimes donned a tuxedo for music industry events."
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What ever happened to Traveler's Checks?
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Gee, the suspect is described as a black male. What are the odds...
Isn't it racist to accuse blacks of any wrong doing?
Is that supposed to some kind of cleverly ironic jibe against people you think are "politically correct"? There's a difference between aspiring not to be "politically correct" and aspiring to be clear-headed in the face of knee-jerk reactions. One is a negative reaction and the other is an attempt to be positive, which your comment was not.
That comment was really unworthy of anyone older than twelve. It's also pretty stale.
Well, with 150Gs in cash it certainly isn't a bad way to kick off the weekend for Robbin Hood there...
cucurachita, this may interest you. It's from a 1995 study by the New Century Foundation:
"Of the nearly 770,000 violent interracial crimes committed every year involving blacks and whites, blacks commit 85 percent and whites commit 15 percent."
all those witnesses and no one saw a thing. no one pulled their cell cam out.
that's ninja powers.
150K is better than robbing a bank.
I wonder if the bank offered him an escort and if they did, why he turned it down. I say he was stalked by someone who saw him make the withdrawal.
I think Ijams Iplanned it.
"I think Ijams Iplanned it."
Who in their right mind walks out into the streets of new york with 150k cash?
or how about getting a money order?
Was it all in tens & twenties?
He is lucky he was not hurt more than that and
so were the pedestrians.
A head beating like that could produce Parkinson's
syndrome in years down the road ,please be aware
of head trauma and see a Neurologist for examination.
I think this guy had to pay off his high priced dominatrix escort for the weekend. I'm sure it would have been a great weekend!
I think this guy had to pay off his high priced dominatrix escort for the weekend. I'm sure it would have been a great weekend!
west side Michael sounds like a hypochondriac...
after watching countless hours of mystery on tv, it is obvious that the perp was either the guy himself who owes money, his wife who wasn't getting enough money, someone on his personal work force who wanted the money or was working for the boss to get a small cut, etc. and hired a black person to throw off suspicion...so obvious!!!!
Oh yeah when I withdraw 150K in cash I usually go straight to Starbucks.
Who needs $150G in cash for anything? If it's personal, I'm sure his American Express account could handle it. If it's for business, everybody uses ACH.