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Taxi Federation offers reward for info on taxi thieves The NY State Federation of Taxi Drivers is upping the reward to catch carjackers of cabbies. This comes after a slew of robberies and carjackings in the Bronx. -Photos by NYPD, File Photo By David Greene Bronx Voice  May 6, 2024 BRONX - The New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers (NYSFTD) is offering a $7,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any individuals responsible for what they claim is an uptick in robberies of taxi drivers. At a press conference at the federation’s headquarters on Bruckner Boulevard in the South Bronx, members claimed there have been nine robberies of taxi drivers in the prior two weeks, some ending with the drivers’ vehicles being stolen. Driver Bamory Sanogo, 57, recalled his harrowing experience when he was recently robbed, assaulted, and carjacked by a male and female team—who Sanogo says crashed his taxi into two parked cars shortly after the robbery. Sanogo, a fa

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Burglars Make Off with $10000 from Car Service

The NYPD is searching for three men in connection with the burglary of local car service in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice 

December 15, 2023


BRONX - The NYPD is looking for a trio of burglars who broke into a Castle Hill business and made off with $10 grand. 


At around 8 pm on December 1, three men entered a car service on Westchester Avenue. Cops said the men forced open a locked door to an office. Once inside the crew removed $10,000 in cash. 


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However, the robbers were caught on the business’ surveillance video. The first suspect is described as a male with a light complexion and is 5 foot 10. He was last seen wearing black clothing, white sneakers and white mask. 


The second suspect is a male with a light complexion. He was last seen wearing grey clothing and white sneakers. 


The third suspect is a male with a dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a white jacket, black pants, grey sweater 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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