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Bronx Local News: ‘Pray for Me’ Bandits Rob Woman in the Bronx

Female Crooks Con Woman Out of Jewelry Bronx Voice  November 7, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS : A pair of smooth-talking thieves used a prayer as a distraction to rob a 63-year-old woman in the Bronx, police said. It happened around 1:35 p.m. on November 2, 2025, at the intersection of Prospect Avenue and East 156 Street. According to investigators, the woman was standing on the corner when two unidentified women approached her and asked if they could pray for her. The victim agreed — but while the suspects appeared to be offering a blessing, they were actually taking her jewelry. Police say the pair removed the woman’s earrings and rings before running off westbound toward East 156 Street. Fortunately, the victim wasn’t hurt. Authorities are now looking for the two women involved. The first suspect is described as having a light complexion and long hair. She was last seen wearing a tan sweatshirt, black jeans, white sneakers, and carrying a multicolored handbag. The se...

Neat Crook Steals Cleaning Supplies



By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

January 25, 2023


BRONX - A crook made a clean getaway when he robbed thousands of dollars of cleaning materials from a Bronx building. 


At around 2:17 am on January 5, police say a man hopped over a fence in the rear of a commercial building at 1382 Shakespeare Avenue in Mount Eden. The suspect entered the building through a basement door. 


Cops released surveillance video which shows the suspect coming out of an elevator with boxes of cleaning chemicals worth $500. 


The crook came back an hour later and stole a cleaning machine. Cops say the machine is valued at around $2,500. 


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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