Little Black Dress Wearing Robber Slashes Teen in Face

Slashed Across the Face During Robbery in Front of Bronx High School 

Cops are looking for this suspect in connection with the slashing of a teenager across the face. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

May 2, 2023 

BRONX - A suspect wearing a little black dress is being sought by cops for allegedly slashing a 15-year-old boy across the face with a knife in front of a Bronx high school. The attacker cut the boy to steal his phone, cops say. 

At around 10:30 pm on April 14, a 15-year-old boy was standing in front of Morris Academy for Collaborative Studies High School at 1110 Boston Road. A suspect in a dress approached him and without a word slashed him across the face with a knife. 

The attacker then took the teen’s cellphone and walked off. 

The young victim was rushed to Harlem Hospital where he was treated and listed in stable condition. 

Police released surveillance video of the suspected slasher taken from a security camera on the street. In the video at the time of the attack the suspect was seen wearing a short black dress and black sandals. 

The photo shows an item in the suspect’s hand appears to be a metal object. Police would not confirm if the photo shows the suspect holding a knife or box cutter. 

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.