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Bronx Local News: Thief Target(ed) Worker who Tried to Stop Him - Displayed Knife

S hoplifter Threatened Bronx Target Worker with a Knife  By Dan Gesslein  Bronx Voice  November 25, 2025  BRONX LOCAL NEWS - A shoplifter threatened a worker at a Bronx Target with a knife when the employee tried to stop the thief from walking out of the store with a shopping cart full of stolen items, cops said .  The NYPD released new surveillance video of the suspect. In the video the suspect is seen going aisle to aisle loading up his shopping cart, which cops say, he did not pay for any of the items.  At around 1 pm on November 12, the suspect entered the Target store inside the Bronx Terminal Market. According to investigators, the portly man walked through the store and filled up his shopping cart. When he attempted to leave the store without paying, a 40-year-old employee tried to stop him.  Cops said the shoplifter pulled out a knife and threatened the worker. The thief then ran off.  The suspect is described as a male with a me...

1 Dead, 1 Wounded in Halloween Stabbings in the Bronx

Police are looking for this man in connection with a non-fatal stabbing inside a Bronx lounge on Halloween.


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

November 1, 2022 


BRONX - One man was killed and another was wounded during two separate Halloween stabbings in the Bronx. 




Police arrested a 53-year-old man in connection with a fatal stabbing inside a Mott Haven apartment building. At around 7:30 pm on October 31, police responded to a 911 call of a man stabbed inside a building at 423 East 136th Street. When the officers arrived they found a 38-year-old man with a stab wound to the chest. 


The victim was rushed to nearby Lincoln Hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later. 




The suspect was also taken to Lincoln to be treated for cuts to his arms. The investigation is ongoing. 




Police did not release the name of the suspect. They also did not release the name of the victim pending family notification.  




Another unrelated stabbing happened hours earlier at a lounge in Highbridge.


Cops say at around 1:30 am on Halloween, a 59-year-old man got into an arguement with another man inside the Vogue Restaurant and Lounge on Ogden Avenue. Suddenly the man pulled out a knife and stabbed the 59 year old once in the chest. He then ran out the door and fled on the street in an unknown direction. 




The victim was rushed by car to BronxCare Health System. He is listed in stable condition. The NYPD released surveillance video of the stabbing suspect. 


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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