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Crook Stole Donation Box from Mosque

Cops are searching for this man, they say, took a donation box from a mosque. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

March 29, 2023


BRONX - Cops are looking for the cold-hearted crook who stole the donation box from a Bronx mosque. The theft was captured on surveillance video. 


At around 10:20 pm on March 26, a man entered the Bronx Muslim Center around the corner from Monroe College in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx. Surveillance video shows the man stroll into the mosque, walk over to the donation box, that was sitting on a chair, and remove it. 


The suspect was last seen wearing a black leather jacket, scarf and knitted cap. 





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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