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‘Jack Sparrow’ Mugs Straphanger on Subway

Cops Searching for Pirate Mugger The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a mugging inside a Bronx subway station. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Bronx Voice  October 31, 2024  Follow @Bronxvoice1 BRONX - Halloween came early for one crazed mugger who beat a straphanger dressed in a pirate costume, cops said. At around 4 am on October 27, the suspect dressed in a pirate costume was seen on surveillance video wandering around the subway station at Brook Avenue in Mott Haven.  Cops said the Jack Sparrow look like walked over to the turnstile and attacked a 32-year-old male. The pirate repeatedly punched the victim in the face and body. He then ripped the victim’s AirPods out of his ears and then took the sneakers off the man’s feet.  The mugger than ran out of the station.  The victim refused medical attention at the scene.  The suspect is described as a male with a light complexion, dark hair and a mustache. He was last seen in a pirate costume complete wit

Burger King Robber Leaps Over Counter-Video



CAUGHT ON VIDEO - A woman is seen jumping over the counter at a Bronx Burger King in an attempt to steal money from the cash register.


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

September 16, 2022


BRONX - A would be thief is caught on video leaping across the counter and trying to steal money from the cash register and fighting off employees at a Bronx Burger King.


Police released the dramatic store surveillance video from inside a McDonald’s on the Grand Concourse across the street from Hostos College.


At around 3 pm on September 13, a woman wearing sunglasses is seen placing her order at the counter. When the employee opens the register, the woman jumps across the counter and grabs $250 cash.




The employees fought back and grabbed the cash from the thief. She then jumped back over the counter and fled.


A 23-year-old victim suffered a cut to the head but refused medical attention.




Police say this is the woman who jumped over the counter at a Bronx Burger King in an attempt to steal money from the cash register.


The thief is described as approximately in her 20s, 5 foot 7 inches tall, with a dark complexion, slim build, and was last seen wearing black sunglasses, a black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and black sneakers.


Anyone with information in regard to 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.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are confidential.

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