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Gas Station Robber Strong Arms his Way to Cash

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS MAN? - Cops are looking for this man in connection with a strong arm robbery of a Bronx gas station.


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

October 10, 2022 


BRONX - A robber strong armed his way to $1,500 cash when he pushed his way past a clerk at a Bronx gas station. Police released the revealing surveillance video of the crook as he stole cash from till. 


Police are looking for a droopy drawers robber who tried to cover up his appearance and not much else during a robbery of a Pelham Parkway gas station. 




At around 2:26 am on September 26, the thief who covered most of his face in a black hoodie, walked into the Exxon station at 2090 Bronxdale Avenue. Surveillance video showed how the crook pushed past the cashier behind the counter. He then rumaged through the tills for the convenience store and the lottery. All the while exposed to the camera with his dropping pants and drawers. 


This man is wanted in connection with a robbery of a gas station on Pelham Parkway.


The crook then ran out of the store and fled down White Plains Road. Cops say he made off with $1,500 cash from the cash register. The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion who in his 30s or 40s. He has a medium build and was last seen wearing a black hooded sweater, light gray jeans and white and gray sneakers. 



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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