Elderly Woman Mugged on Christmas Eve

70-year-old Robbed on Christmas Eve in the Bronx

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the mugging of an elderly woman near Yankee Stadium on Christmas Eve. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

January 2, 2024 

BRONX - An elderly woman was robbed up the road from Yankee Stadium on Christmas Eve, the NYPD said. 

At around 1 pm on December 24, a 70-year-old woman was standing on the corner of River Avenue and East 167 Street near the Yankee Stadium parking garages. Cops said a man in a black hoodie and bright red sneakers ran up to her and ripped $20 out of her hands. The robber then ran off. 

The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect. The suspect is described as 5 foot 8 with a dark complexion and medium build. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, black pants and red sneakers.

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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. 

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