#NYPD releases sketch of Central Park robbery suspect

Police released a sketch of a suspect wanted in two Central Park gunpoint robberies in less than a week.

In the first stickup last Friday morning, a 55-year-old man was robbed of $1,000 while seated on a bench by the exit at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue, police said.

The male suspect had first asked the victim for $5 as he entered the park near the 72nd Street and Central Park West entrance, according to police.

When the victim refused, the suspect followed him, pulled out a black semi-automatic pistol and demanded his cash, police said.

The suspect fled on a black bicycle.

On Tuesday, the same man is suspected of robbing a 67-year-old woman who was walking near Swan Lake.

The suspect was on a bike when he approached her and said, “I need to take your purse,” before flashing a black handgun, according to police.

“Can I at least keep my phone?” the victim pleaded.

But the armed suspect allegedly refused and said, “No, I need your purse right now.”

She handed it over, and the suspect took off, cops said. The cellphone was later found nearby on the ground.

Cops said the suspect is around 5 feet 6 inches tall, 150 pounds and in his 20s.