Man Shot in Head While Eating at Restaurant

Moped Riding Chain Snatcher Struck 5 Times in 10 Days Throughout Bronx 

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a string of chain snatchings throughout the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

December 7, 2023 

BRONX - A moped riding chain snatcher has robbed 5 women within the space of 10 days throughout the Bronx, the NYPD said. 

Investigators said the same man on a red moped has robbed women in at least three different police precincts in the Bronx. They released surveillance video of the suspect dressed in black wearing a Brooklyn Nets hat and riding a red moped. 

The victims range in age from 17 to 30. The chain snatcher has struck in Mount Eden, Claremont, Longwood and near Yankee Stadium from November 6th through the 17th.

In each case a woman was walking when the suspect rides by on the sidewalk and rips the chain off the victim’s neck. The thief then rides off. The victims only suffered minor injuries such as lacerations from where the chain was ripped from their necks.

Man Shot in Head While Eating at Restaurant

MANHATTAN - A man eating at the counter of an Upper Manhattan eatery was shot in the head when a gunman robbed the fish restaurant, cops said. The diner is in critical condition after the bullet went through his cheek.

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The suspect is described as a male with a medium complexion. He was last seen wearing a black face mask, black jacket and a Brooklyn Nets hat while riding the scooter.

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.