NYPD releases surveillance photos of two men wanted for questioning in connection with the robberies and vicious attacks on prostitutes found through Craigslist. Two Craigslist hookers were viciously assaulted and robbed in Manhattan hotel rooms last week by a john who turned out to be a knife-wielding bandit.
One prostitute was slashed and the other was choked unconscious in the terrifying encounters at the upscale Roosevelt and Wellington hotels in Midtown.
In the first incident, on April 30, the robber walked into the 24-year-old hooker's room at the Wellington on Seventh Ave. about 2:20 p.m., sources said.
He whipped out a knife and demanded money. The two tussled before the suspect fled with a wad of cash and a couple cell phones, cops said.
The woman treated for a cut on her hand at a nearby hospital.
On Sunday, the same man went to a room inside the Roosevelt on E. 45th St. after making an appointment online, sources said.
After the 30-year-old victim let him in, he pulled out a blade. The woman tried to fight back and the brute put her in a choke hold until she passed out, cops said.
The thief grabbed a stash of money, cell phones and a laptop, then met an accomplice in the elevator, police said.
Police urge anyone with information to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers tipline, (800) 577-TIPS.