Photo courtesy of the NYPD
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted for questioning in connection with a robbery & attempted robbery pattern identified in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx.
Police said Incident #1 took place on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at around 6.20 a.m. They said an unidentified person approached a 67-year-old female victim as she was waiting for the bus on the northeast corner of East Tremont Avenue and the Grand Concourse, grabbed the victim’s cell phone valued at around $1,500, and fled on foot westbound along East Tremont Avenue to parts unknown. They said there were no reported injuries as a result of the incident.
Police said Incident #2 took place on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at around 5.25 a.m. They said once again an unidentified person approached a 59-year-old female victim who was in front of 121 East Tremont Avenue. They said the suspect pushed the victim to the ground and attempted to steal her purse. They said the suspect was finally unable to obtain the purse and subsequently fled on foot to parts unknown. They said the victim sustained minor injuries to her left arm but was not hospitalized.
The attached photo shows the suspect and is from Incident #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.
admin
Welcome to the Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper that primarily serves the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights. Through our Breaking Bronx blog, we focus on news and information for those neighborhoods, but aim to cover as much Bronx-related news as possible. Founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center, the Norwood News began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in 1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7. The Norwood News exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool for neighborhood development efforts. The Norwood News runs the Bronx Youth Journalism Heard, a journalism training program for Bronx high school students. As you navigate this website, please let us know if you discover any glitches or if you have any suggestions. We’d love to hear from you. You can send e-mails to norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.