(DNAINFO)  Carolina Pichardo | November 30, 2015 — A recent spate of violent robberies in Northern Manhattan parks has led advocates to demand increased city funding to add Parks Enforcement officers amid a drop in NYPD patrols in the green spaces.

During the 34th Precinct’s Community Council Meeting last week, police described a serious robbery pattern in Fort Tryon and Isham parks stretching back to mid-October.

The spree started on the night of Oct. 14 when a resident of Park Terrace was assaulted by two young men in Isham Park who fled the scene, police said. Two weeks later, on Oct. 28, a man jogging in Fort Tryon Park was assaulted by a group who stole his watch, the Manhattan District Attorney said.

Source: String of Robberies has Uptowners Demanding More Security in Parks – Inwood – DNAinfo.com New York