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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

Hate Crime Attack on Subway

Police are searching for this man in connection with a hate crime assault on the Number 6 train. 


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

November 30, 2022


BRONX - Police are investigating a hate crime attack on the Number 6 train. 


The NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force is investigating an early morning assault that took place in the Bronx last Sunday. Police released surveillance photos from the train platform in an attempt to catch the attacker.


At around 9:20 am on November 20, a 23-year-old man was riding the southbound Number 6 train in the Bronx. As the train approached the St. Lawrence Avenue station, another rider approached him. Suddenly the man began punching the rider in the head while making anti-Hispanic statements. 




When the train reached the station the attacker fled. 




The victim sustained head injuries. He went to a nearby hospital for treatment.


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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