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NYPD Investigators Have Linked the Same Crew to at Least 5 Robberies Throughout Bronx Bronx Voice  December 5, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS - The NYPD is reaching out to the public for help identifying a pair of individuals connected to a series of similar robberies across several Bronx precincts. All of the incidents share the same unsettling pattern: a suspect approaching a woman from behind, snatching her jewelry, and then hopping into a waiting white Mercedes-Benz sedan before taking off. Police say the robberies took place throughout the fall of 2025, affecting neighborhoods across the 41st, 42nd, and 43rd Precincts. Here’s what investigators have shared so far. Back on September 4th, just before lunchtime, a 53-year-old woman was walking near Manida Street and Garrison Avenue when someone came up from behind and ripped the jewelry from her neck. The force of the attack knocked her to the ground.  First responders took her to Lincoln Hospital, where she was treated and lat...

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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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