Photo courtesy of the NYPD
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they said is wanted in connection with robbery and assault that occurred in Belmont.
Police said that on Wednesday, Dec. 24, at around 6 p.m., an unknown individual entered a church located at 627 East 187th Street, the address for Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, and removed a candle from the altar.
THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they said is wanted in connection with a robbery and assault that occurred inside Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in the Belmont section of The Bronx on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
They said a 64-year-old man approached the suspect to retrieve the candle and the suspect then struck the victim in the face, causing a fractured orbital bone. They said the suspect then fled the location in an unknown direction, EMS responded to the scene, and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition.
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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