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United in Grief - City mourns slain immigrant cop A police officer approaches heckler and pro-Palestinian activist Aldo Rafael Perez at a memorial service for slain NYPD Detective Didarul Islam outside of the 47th Precinct on Laconia Avenue on August 1. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene  Bronx Voice  August 11, 2025 BRONX - A somber crowd estimated at 15,000 gathered in Parkchester to say goodbye to Detective First Grade Didarul Islam , 36, who was shot and killed after a deranged man entered a Midtown office building on July 28. Days after the first Muslim NYPD officer to be killed was laid to rest, a pro-Palestinian protester claimed he was arrested at Islam’s memorial—but the NYPD had no record of the arrest. On July 31, members of multiple law enforcement agencies joined members of the NYPD, the Bangladeshi and Parkchester communities as they surrounded Islam’s family who silently walked behind the fla...

Pinstripe Gunman Wanted for Robbery in Bronx

Yankee Fan and 2 Women Wanted for Armed Robbery

Police are searching for this man, decked out in Yankee pinstripes, in connection with an armed robbery in the Bronx.


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

October 27, 2022 


BRONX - It’s a bad year to be a Yankee fan - first the Bronx Bombers get swept out of the ALCS and now a fan decked out in a Yankee jersey and cap is going around robbing people at gunpoint. 




The NYPD released surveillance video of a suspect wanted in an armed robbery in the Bronx. Cops say the gunman, decked out in Yankee pinstripes, was one of three people wanted in the stickup. 


At around 9:30 on September 3, a 34-year-old man was walking down East Burnside Avenue when a white Kia Telluride SUV pulled up alongside. Three people, including the Yankee fan and two women, exited the truck. The Yankee fan gestured to his waist band and said, “If you move, I’ll shoot.” 


Police are looking for this woman in connection with an armed robbery in the Bronx.


As the victim stood there the two other members of the crew removed the victim’s Samsung Galaxy phone and $70 cash. The victim then ran off. The trio chased after him for a bit but then got back into the SUV and drove off. 





The first suspect is described as a man in his 40s, heavy build weighing 280 pounds. He is six feet tall with dark short hair. He was last seen wearing a white pinstriped New York Yankees jersey, gray jeans and white sneakers with a blue baseball cap. 




The second suspect is a woman with a dark complexion, heavy build with long dark hair. She was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, gray pants and white/gray sneakers. Police released surveillance video of her. 




The final suspect is a a woman with a dark complexion and long red hair. 


The vehicle used in the robbery is a Kia Telluride, white SUV, NY License plate #JHU9322.


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 strictly confidential.








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