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Pregnant Woman Mugged By Scooter Rider

Police are searching for this man in connection with the attack on a pregnant woman in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

October 26, 2023


BRONX - A mugger riding a scooter targeted a pregnant woman crossing the street in the Bronx, cops said. 


At around 1 pm on October 12, a 34-year-old woman was crossing the intersection of Grand Concourse and Mount Eden. Cops said a man on a motorized scooter rode up to the mom and grabbed at her neck trying to rip the chain off her. 



Cops said the crook was unable to remove the chain and rode off on his moped westbound on East Mount Eden Avenue. 


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Police released surveillance video of the suspect seen riding the moped. 



The suspect is described as a male with a medium complexion and heavy build. He was last seen wearing a blue baseball cap with the NY Yankees logo, white t-shirt, light blue jeans and white 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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