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 Manor section of The Bronx.
Police said that on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at around 12.50 in the afternoon, a 15-year-old male victim was walking inside St. James Park, located at 2550 Jerome Avenue, when he was approached by two unidentified people. They said the people verbally threatened the victim and demanded his jacket, stole it, and then fled on foot, traveling northbound on Morris Avenue. They said there were no injuries reported.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
Police said the first suspect was described as male, has a dark complexion, and was last seen wearing a blue and black jacket, a gray hooded sweatshirt, beige camo pants, and gray sneakers.
They said the second suspect was also described as male, has a light complexion, and was last seen wearing a black jacket, black jeans, a black face mask, and white sneakers.
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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