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 in connection with a robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor.
Police said that on Saturday, Sept. 6, at around 4.40 p.m., a 42-year-old female victim was walking on the sidewalk and stopped to tie her shoelace in front of 2575 Jerome Avenue.
“An unidentified individual operating a black pedal bicycle then approached the victim from the side, forcibly removed the necklace from around her neck, and pushed her to the ground,” a police spokesperson said. “The individual then fled on his bicycle southbound on Jerome Avenue.”
Police said the victim sustained minor lacerations to the elbow and hand as a result of the incident. They said the suspect is described as male, has a light complexion, short black hair, and was last seen wearing a white shirt, black shorts, white sneakers, and was riding a black pedal bicycle.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, NYPD detectives submitted additional media of the suspect.
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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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