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NYPD Investigators Have Linked the Same Crew to at Least 5 Robberies Throughout Bronx Bronx Voice  December 5, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS - The NYPD is reaching out to the public for help identifying a pair of individuals connected to a series of similar robberies across several Bronx precincts. All of the incidents share the same unsettling pattern: a suspect approaching a woman from behind, snatching her jewelry, and then hopping into a waiting white Mercedes-Benz sedan before taking off. Police say the robberies took place throughout the fall of 2025, affecting neighborhoods across the 41st, 42nd, and 43rd Precincts. Here’s what investigators have shared so far. Back on September 4th, just before lunchtime, a 53-year-old woman was walking near Manida Street and Garrison Avenue when someone came up from behind and ripped the jewelry from her neck. The force of the attack knocked her to the ground.  First responders took her to Lincoln Hospital, where she was treated and lat...
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Gunman Beats Man with Helmet for 55 Dollars

The NYPD is searching for an armed gunman who beat a worker with a motorcycle helmet during a robbery. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

November 26, 2023


BRONX - A gunman beat a Bronx man with a motorcycle helmet after robbing him of $55, the NYPD said.


Police released dramatic surveillance video of the suspect pointing a handgun at his victim during the robbery.


At around 3 am on November 15, a man wearing a motorcycle helmet walked into a business at 2801 Jerome Avenue near Mosholu Parkway and started up a conversation with the 44-year-old employee.


Cops said the man pulled out a handgun and demanded cash. The employee handed over $55. Angered, the suspect took off his motorcycle helmet and repeatedly struck the employee in the face and body with the helmet.


EMS treated the victim at the scene.


The suspect is a male who is 5 foot 8 who has a medium complexion and medium build. He was last seen wearing a black helmet, black hooded sweatshirt, black pants, 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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