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 Fordham Heights section of The Bronx.
Police said that on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, at around 6.40 p.m. a 20-year-old female victim, a 22-year-old male victim, and a 45-year-old male victim were inside a business located at 226 East Fordham Road, when they observed three people removing store merchandise. [Both Rainbow and Foot Locker stores are located at this address.]
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
Police said that when the 22-year-old male victim attempted to stop the three from stealing merchandise, two of them punched him multiple times in the face and kicked him about the body. They said while attempting to stop the fight, two of the three suspects also punched and kicked the 20-year-old female victim and the 45-year-old male victim in the face and about the body.
They said suspects fled on foot, traveling southbound along Valentine Avenue, the 22-year-old male victim was transported by private means to an area hospital in stable condition, and the 20-year-old female victim and 45-year-old male sustained minor injuries but were not hospitalized.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
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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