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Bronx Local News: Rider Threatens Straphanger with Gun on Bronx Subway Train

Subway Gunman Sought by NYPD for Bronx Incident The NYPD is searching for this man for allegedly menancing a subway rider with a gun. Bronx Voice  November 23, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS - It was a tense commute for one 18-year-old rider on Friday afternoon when a fellow passenger pulled out a handgun and threatened on the northbound train. According to police, the incident happened around 4:55 p.m. on November 14, onboard a Number 2 train as it pulled out of the White Plains Road and Pelham Parkway station in the Bronx. The young man was simply taking his seat when an unidentified individual sat beside him. What started as just another subway ride quickly escalated.  Police say the stranger initiated a verbal dispute with the teen, made an alarming statement, and then displayed a firearm. The gunman did not demand money nor did he injure the passenger. After showing the weapon, the suspect exited the train at the Nereid Avenue station. He then fled the area on ...

Wigging Out for Hair Thief



By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

December 20, 2022


BRONX - A hairy situation unfolded on Fordham Road when a thief helped himself to thousands of dollars worth of wigs and hair products. The NYPD released surveillance video of the theft. 


At around 1 pm on December 5, Feel Beauty hair supply on Fordham Road had received a delivery with boxes left at the front door unattended. 


A man then walked into the store, picked up two boxes and walked out. 





Cops say the thief made off with $4,000 worth of wigs and hair products. 


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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