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Bronx Local News: Deli Worker Pistol Whipped for Cigarettes by ‘Chucky’ Fan

‘Chucky’ Hoodie Wearing Robber Attacks Clerk, Steals Smokes By Dan Gesslein  Bronx Voice  December 4, 2025  BRONX LOCAL NEWS - A would-be stickup man dressed in a “Chucky” hoodie, pistol whipped a deli clerk and only managed to run off with a couple packs of cigarettes, cops say. Now the NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect and are asking for the public’s help in trying to capture the robber.  At around noon on December 2, a man wearing a blue shirt or other kind of cloth draped over his head, walked into a bodega at 1711 Boone Avenue in Charlotte Gardens. According to investigators, the unidentified man walked into the store around 12:25 p.m. and immediately displayed a firearm. He demanded items from two employees—a 22-year-old and a 24-year-old—who were working behind the counter at the time.  Cops said the robber became agitated and struck the younger worker on the right side of the head with the gun. The robber then grabbed several p...

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Brooklyn Man Shot Dead in Bronx Apartment Building




By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

March 11, 2023


BRONX - A Brooklyn man was found shot to death inside the lobby of a building in the Soundview section of the Bronx. Investigators say the victim had gotten into an argument with two men in the lobby when one of the them fatally shot him.





At around 3 pm on March 10, cops responded to a 911 call of shots fired at 1690 East 174th Street. In the lobby cops found 33-year-old Trevor Roberts with a gunshot wound to the chest.




Roberts was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.





At this time police do not have a description of the gunman.


It is unclear what Roberts, who lived in Brownsville Brooklyn, was doing in the lobby of a Bronx building. It is also unclear why the argument between Robert’s and the two men turned fatal.


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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