Citi Bike Riding Mugger Knocks Down Elderly Woman

77-Year-Old Attacked, Robbed in Her Own Building

Police are searching for this man in connection with the mugging of an elderly woman in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

July 15, 2023

BRONX - A Citibike riding robber inside a Bronx apartment building assaulted and robbed an elderly woman, cops said.

Police released surveillance video of the suspect walking into a Bronx building with a Citi bike rented bicycle. Cops said this is the man who attacked an elderly woman in another nearby building.

At around 8:30 am on July 10, a 77-year-old woman was riding an elevator inside an apartment building at 2460 Bronxwood Avenue. As the woman was trying to exit the elevator a man in his 30s walked up to her.

Without warning the man pushed the elderly woman to the ground. He then yanked the woman’s wallet out of her hands and walked off.

Investigators were able to obtain video of the suspect from another building’s surveillance cameras. The suspect was captured on camera entering 920 Mace Avenue on a Citi Bike.

The victim was not injured in the attack.

The suspect is described as  a male in his 30s with a dark complexion. He is said to be six feet tall and weighs around 180 pounds. 

He was last seen fleeing wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black shorts, 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.