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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
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Cabbie Robbed at Knifepoint in Bronx

Hairnet Bandit Robs Livery 

Police are looking for suspect seen sporting a hairnet in connection with the knifepoint robbery of a livery cab driver in the Bronx.


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

October 4, 2022 


BRONX - The NYPD is looking for a hairnet wearing, knife-wielding thief who robbed an elderly cab driver in the Bronx last month. 




At around 8:30 am on September 4, a 63-year-old livery cab driver was parked in front of 1022 Rev. James A. Polite Avenue. Suddenly his fare seated behind him sprung forward and displayed a knife demanding cash. The thief made off with $87. 




Cops say the cabbie was not injured. 




Police released surveillance video of the suspect who was seen sporting a hair net. 



Anyone with information should 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 remain confidential.

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