Senior Mugged Trying to Buy MetroCard

Female, Male Rob Senior Buying MetroCard, NYPD Says

The NYPD is searching for a female and a male in connection with a mugging of an elderly man at a Bronx subway station. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

February 2, 2024

BRONX - Cops are looking for a female and a male who, they say, mugged a 75-year-old man as he tried to buy a MetroCard at a Bronx subway station. 

At around 8 am on January 31, a 75-year-old male was inside the Prospect Avenue subway station looking to purchase a MetroCard. Cops said a male and a female approached him near the MetroCard machine and the senior tried to walk away. 

As he was leaving the station, one of the suspects blocked his exit from the station while the other grabbed him and restrained the senior. The pair then forcibly removed the victim’s wallet, cops said. 

The robbers then fled on foot in an unknown direction. 

The victim refused medical attention at the scene. 

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The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspects. The first suspect is a male in his 40s who has a light complexion. He was last seen wearing a green face mask, black coat, black pants and multi-colored sneakers. 

The second suspect is a woman with a medium complexion. She was last seen wearing dark-colored clothing and gray 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.