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Turnstile Jumper Robs Man at Gunpoint

Stickup at Yankee Stadium Subway Stop

Cops are looking for this man in connection with an armed robbery on the subway platform of the Yankee Stadium stop. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

May 4, 2023


BRONX - A subway turnstile jumper is wanted by police in connection with the gunpoint robbery of a straphanger on the train platform over looking Yankee Stadium. 




At around 4:24 am on May 3, a 45-year-old man was standing on the subway platform waiting for the southbound Number 4 train. The station is across the street from Yankee Stadium and the House that Jeter Built is visible from the location. 




A man walked up to the straphanger and pulled out a gun. He demanded the man’s book bag.  





After seizing the bag, the gunman hopped on the southbound Number 4 train and rode off. It is unknown what station the man got off and where he fled to.




Police released surveillance video of the man they said is the armed robber at the Yankee Stadium subway stop. 




The video from inside a subway station shows the suspect duck underneath the bar for the turnstile to gain access to the subway platform. 





The suspect is described as a man who is about 30 years old. He is 5 foot 5 feet tall and weighs around 130 pounds. He was last seen wearing black hooded jacket, dark jeans and black sneakers. 





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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