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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...
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Subway ‘Groper’ Arrested for Fondling Teens

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

March 30, 2023


BRONX - Police have made an arrest in the groping of two teenage girls riding the subways in the Bronx. 





At around 1 pm on March 28, police in Brooklyn arrested Pernell Brumfield and charged him with three counts of assault, two counts of criminal posession of a weapon and disorderly conduct. 




Investigators say Brumfield of Brooklyn groped two 15 year old girls riding the subway in separate incidents.



At around 5 pm on March 9, a 15-year-old girl was riding a northbound Number 6 train. At the Grand Concourse and East 149th Street station, cops say the man repeatedly grabbed the girl’s buttocks before he ran out of the train. 



A second groping occurred four days later. 


At around 7:30 am on March 13, a 15-year-old girl was riding a northbound Number 4 train. When the train reached the River Avenue and East 167th Street station, the man grabbed her buttocks. The victim fled the train at the Bedford Park subway station. 



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Location: E 149th St & Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451, USA

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