Photo courtesy of the NYPD
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the two people seen in the attached photos who they say are wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred in the Norwood section of The Bronx.
Police said that on Thursday, March 5, at around 00.20 a.m., a 19-year-old female victim was approached by two people in the vicinity of East Gun Hill Road and Webster Avenue.
“One of the unidentified individuals, displayed a black firearm and demanded the victim’s property while the other individual removed the victim’s purse containing approximately $5,000,” a police spokesperson said. “The unidentified individuals then fled the location with the victim’s property on foot to parts unknown.” Police said there were no reported injuries as a result of the incident.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
As reported, police are also appealing to the public for help identifying two other people who are also sought in connection with a commercial burglary that also occurred in Norwood on Sunday, March 1.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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