BRONX TIMES R 10 EPORTER, MARCH 1-7, 2019 BTR
40th Precinct
Sunday, January 27 at 9:20 p.m. -- Cops got
a report of a robbery inside of the East 149th Street
subway station on the IRT 2 and 5 lines. Four individuals
punched an 18-year-old female victim in the
face and head repeatedly and then removed her belt,
her ski mask and a pair of earphones. The individual
fled out of the station and ran southbound on Willis
Avenue. The victim suffered pain, swelling and
bruising to her face and neck. She was treated at the
scene by EMS. The individuals are dark skinned men
between 17 and 20-years-old.
42nd Precinct
Monday, February 18 at 10 p.m. -- The NYPD
is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying
the male depicted in the attached video and photo
wanted for questioning in connection to a robbery. It
was reported to cops that two individuals refused to
leave the 60-year-old male victim’s apartment after
a night of socializing together. The pair punched the
victim in the face and head numerous times before
taking his cell phone and $20 in cash. After the victim
alerted the building’s security about the incident,
the two individuals fled the building in an unknown
direction. The two men are picture in photographs
on this page.
Sunday, February 24 at 4:33 a.m. -- The
NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying
the man in connection with a robbery. The man
entered the station attendants’ area of a gas station
at 481 E. 163rd Street and demanded money from
a register. When the 59-year-old employee refused
his demands, the male punched the employee in the
face and head numerous times.
The employee ran out of the area and the man
removed an undetermined amount of money from
This individual, along with another individual,
is being sought by police for an interview
concerning a robbery in the 42nd Precinct
on Monday, February, 18. It took place at an
apartment building near Tinton Avenue and
East 161st Street.
the register before fleeing in unknown direction.
The victim was treated at Lincoln Hospital for lacerations
to the face and head. The individual wanted
for questioning is described as a male Black; last
seen wearing a black hooded jacket and light colored
pants.
This is one of two individuals police want to interview concerning a robbery at a residential
building on Monday, February 18 near East 161st Street and Tinton Avenue.
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