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Bedford Park: Search for Man following Armed Domestic Robbery

 

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual seen in the attached video and photo who is sought for questioning in connection with a robbery that occurred in Bedford Park.

 

It was reported to police that on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at approximately 9.40 p.m., at a home located in the vicinity of East 204th Street and Grand Concourse, the unidentified individual gained entry into the home of a 22-year-old female victim through an open front door.

 

The individual displayed a firearm, and demanded money from the victim. He stole jewelry valued at approximately $2,200, and $500 in cash, before fleeing the location on foot, southbound, along Grand Concourse.

 

No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.

 

 

The individual is described as male, aged between 30 and 35, light-skinned, has brown eyes and was last seen wearing a NY Yankees baseball hat, a gray hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and white sneakers.

 

Anyone with information in regard to 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.

 

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