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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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Van Driver Killed Crashing into Back of Tractor Trailer on Cross Bronx Expressway



By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

October 13, 2022 


BRONX - A driver was killed when his van slammed into the back of a tractor trailer on the Cross Bronx Expressway in Throggs Neck. 




At around 8 am on October 12, police responding to a 911 call in the center lane of the northbound Cross Bronx Expressway found a 2019 Chevrolet van smashed into the back of a 2017 Peterbilt Tractor. Cops found the 29-year-old driver of the van pinned inside the vehicle with severe internal injuries. 




Responding EMS pronounced the van driver dead at the scene.  



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A preliminary investigation by police revealed that both the tractor and the van were traveling northbound on the Cross Bronx. When they reached Philip Avenue, the van struck the rear of the Peterbilt Tractor. What caused the van to slam into the tractor is unclear at this time. 


The NYPD’s Highway Collision Investigation Squad is investigating. 


The 28-year-old driver of the tractor trailer remained at the scene and was not injured. Cops say no criminality is suspected at this time. 


The identity of the victim has not been released pending family notification. 



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